London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894
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wall in the interior to the height of 7 feet
6 inches, to be promptly and effectually
cleansed.
BYE-LAW VI.
Every occupier of a Slaughter-house shall
cause the inner surface of every wall of such
Slaughter-house to be covered with slate,
stone, or other hard, smooth, and impervious
material to the height of 7 feet 6 inches, and
above that height to the roof he shall cause
such surface to be properly cemented.
BYE-LAW VII.
Every occupier of a Slaughter-house shall
cause a sufficient number of Lairs or Pounds,
of adequate size and of suitable construction,
to be provided on the premises. He shall
cause every Lair or Pound which may hereafter
be provided, to be constructed, where
practicable, in such a manner and in such a
situation as to prevent any direct communication
between such Lair or Pound and the
space appropriated to the actual slaughtering
of cattle. In every case where any Lair or