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SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
There were 3 licensed slaughterhouses in the
Borough at the end of 1923, situated at: —
294, Bethnal Green Road.
354, Bethnal Green Road.
278, Hackney Road.
Twenty-three visits were made to slaughterhouses
by the Food Inspector during the year.
On the 7th December, 1923, a new by-law came
into force regulating the method of slaughter of
cattle. In future all animals must be effectually
stunned with a mechanically operated instrument before
being slaughtered. Licensed Jewish slaughterers
are, however, exempt from the scope of this by-law.
SLAUGHTERERS OF POULTRY.
The business of a Slaughterer of Poultry having
been declared an offensive trade in the County of
London, by-laws regulating the conduct of such business
and the structure of premises on which such
business is carried on came into force on the 22nd
December, 1923. At the end of the year there were
found to be 10 slaughterhouses in use, all of them
situated in the west ward of the Borough. There
were also 5 premises on which poultry were kept prior
to slaughter, and to which the by-laws would apply.
These slaughterhouses have previously been kept
under close observation and much improvement in the
conduct of them has been brought about. The new
by-laws will in time effect further improvement and
minimise what is a source of trouble and offence to
neighbours.
Certain important points may be mentioned in
the application of the structural requirements. The
slaughter of poultry within public view is prohibited.
This will in some cases entail the building of a wall
to screen the slaughterhouse from the inmates of an