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SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND COWHOUSES.*
Fifteen slaughter-houses (nine in Poplar and six in Bromley), and
12 cow-houscs (five in Poplar and seven in Bromley), were inspected
upon receiving notices from the owners of their intention to apply
for the renewal of their licenses to the Landon County Council. In
no instance was the Board advised to oppose the license.
The Sanitary Committee, at their meeting held 24th November,
considered the communications from the London Chamber of
merce (meat and cattle trade section) and the London Butchers
Trade Society in opposition to the scheme of the Public Health
Committee of the London County Council, proposing the abolition
of private slaughter-houses in London and the establishment of public
abattoirs, and the Committee recommended the Board not to approve
the proposal, but to express the opinion that a proper system of
inspection, and the marking of meat, would be sufficient.
Extract from Minutes of Proceedings at a meeting of the Londot\ County
Council, held 31st day of January, 1899.
" Adjourned Report of the Public Health Committee.
The Council considered the following recommendations in the
report brought up on 4th October:—
Meat inspection and public slaughter-houses.
(a) That in the opinion of the Council it is desirable that as a first step towards
ensuring the proper inspection of meat private slaughter-houses should cease to
exist in London, and that butchers should in substitution be afforded such facilities
as are necessary for the killing of animals in public slaughter-houses to be erected
by the Council.
Motton carried to procedd to next business.
(b) That a copy of this report, and of the Council's resolutions thereon, be sent
to the Local Government Board, with an inlimation that the Council is prepared
* See page 6, under heading of Tubercular Diseases.