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Inspections and necessary action under these
regulations is the duty of the District Sanitary
Inspectors in Fulham.
Slaughter-Houses.
There are two private slaughter-houses in
Fulham.
Licensing of slaughter-houses. The functions of
the London County Council in connection with
the licensing of slaughter-houses in Metropolitan
Boroughs were transferred to Borough Councils on
1st April, 1933, by the Transfer of Powers (London)
Order, 1933, made under section 64 of the
Local Government Act, 1929. Licences are granted
and renewed under section 20 of the Public Health
(London) Act, 1891, and the licences granted by the
County Council expired annually on 31st October.
Applications were received during 1933 by the
Borough Council for the renewal of the licences
for the two slaughter-houses in the Borough and
were granted in both cases for the year expiring
on 31st October, 1934. The fee chargeable by the
Local Authority for the licence is not more than
5s. per annum.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933 (and Circular
1349 of the Ministry of Health). This Act, the
object of which is to prevent cruelty to animals
in slaughter-houses and knackers' yards and to
prohibit slaughtering by any person who is not
licenced under section 3 of the Act by the Local
Authority, came into force on 1st January, 1934.
The animals to which it applies are defined in
section 9 and include the horse, donkey, ass, mule
cattle, sheep, pigs and goats. The fee to be
charged for the licensing of slaughter-men is to
be not more than 2s. for the initial licence and
not more than 1s. for the renewal of the licence.
Licences were granted to two slaughter-men at the