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to farmers, and animals upon its detection are at once
slaughtered to save their carcases, which in the early
stage of the disease are not unfit for human food.
I instructed the Inspector that the lungs were unfit
for human food, and they were taken before the Magistrate
at the South-Western Police Court who condemned
and ordered their destruction, which was subsequently
carricd out.
The offender was dealt with leniently by the Board,
but cautioned as to bis future conduct.
Slaughterhouses.
During the year the whole of the cow-houses
and slaughter-houses have been inspected and in all
cases the licenses were renewed by the London County
Council.
Application was made in July last for a license for a
new slaughter-house near Streatham Common, but the
Board considering my report as to the unfit condition of
the premises for such a purpose decided to oppose, and
consequently the London County Council refused to
grant the license.
Police
Court.
The five cases investigated by Magistrates
included in Table XIII. of the combined Report include
summonses against (1) the Tramway Company for smoke
nuisance, (2) a farmer for keeping animals in an unfit
place, (3) a grocer for selling tinned rabbits unfit for
human food, (1) a butcher for selling diseased sheep's
pluck, (5) a cabman using his cab whilst the latter
was infected, after having been cautioned by the Sanitary
Inspector.
M ortuary. The new Mortuary in the Parish Yard, High