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there are only 13. The business of a slaughterer of cattle
has not been established anew in this parish since the passing
of the Act in 1874.
LICENSED COW-HOUSES.
Four premises were licensed to be used as cow-houses.
Of these three are situated in North Kensington and one
in South Kensington. The several premises were, as usual,
regularly inspected by the Sanitary Inspectors. The
names of the licencees, and the localities of the premises,
are set out in Table XII. (Appendix.) The several premises
were inspected in July by the Sanitary Committee, and
found to be in a generally satisfactory condition. There
were only 25 cows in the sheds. Not many years ago there
were 28 sheds, containing about 300 cows. There has been
a considerable reduction in the number of cow-houses in
the Metropolis, viz., from 1,044 in 1880, to 410 in 1895, or 30
fewer than in 1894. In Kensington, the reduction has been
from '23 in 1880 to 4 in 1895.
BAKEHOUSES.
The bakehouses, to the number of 138, viz., 74 in North
Kensington, and 64 in South Kensington, were, as usual,
regularly inspected, and such action taken, in individual cases,
as was found to be necessary for ensuring compliance with the
sanitary provisions of the Factory and Workshop Acts, 1878 to
1895, and the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, relating to
bakehouses. The several Sanitary Inspectors, moreover, made
a special inspection of the several premises, and reported with
respect to their position, construction, and sanitary condition,
with the object of steps being taken to enforce the imperfect
provisions of the existing law. Numerous sanitary amendments
were the outcome of this action.