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Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924.—These regulations provide that no person may slaughter
any animal without first giving verbal or written notice to the council of his intention. Upon
receipt of such notice, the council's food inspector attends during the slaughtering process whether
by day or night, and examines all carcasses immediately afterwards. During the year 43 slaughterhouse
inspections were made.
During 1935 nine beasts and 153 sheep were slaughtered in the borough.
Slaughter-houses.—In 1933, the duties relating to the licensing and supervision of slaughterhouses,
formerly carried out by the London county council, were transferred to the metropolitan
borough councils by virtue of the Transfer of Powers (London) Order, 1933.
The licences granted in respect of the two Kensington slaughter-houses in 1934 were renewed
for twelve months to 30th June, 1936.
The premises are kept in a clean condition, and from a structural point of view are not open
to objection.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933.—Section 1 of this Act provides that every animal slaughtered
in a slaughter-house or knackers' yard shall be instantaneously slaughtered, or shall by stunning
be instantaneously rendered insensible to pain until death supervenes, and that such slaughtering
or stunning shall be effected by means of a mechanically operated instrument. This requirement
does not apply in the case of any animal slaughtered for consumption by members of the Jewish or
Mohammedan faiths. An exception is also made in respeect of sheep ; the Act provides that if a
local authority require humane methods applied to the slaughter of these animals, they must pass an
appropriate resolution. Such a resolution was passed by the borough council.
Section 3 of the Act provides for the licensing of slaughtermen, and the three licences granted
by the council in 1934, were renewed for 12 months to 30th June, 1936.
By-laws prescribing the humane slaughtering of all animals, other than those intended for
consumption by members of the Jewish faith, have been in operation in London since 1923, and
the council's food inspector makes frequent inspections to satisfy himself that humane methods of
slaughtering are applied satisfactorily.
Bakehouses.—There are 80 bakehouses in the borough, and of this number 57 are underground.
As a result of 273 inspections which were made during the year, 34 notices were served for the
cleansing of walls and ceilings.
Registration of Food Premises.—The London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1932,
requires the registration with the borough council of premises used for the following purposes :—
(a) The sale, manufacture or storage of ice-cream ;
(b) (i) The preparation or manufacture of sausages, or potted, pressed, pickled or
preserved meat, fish or other food intended for sale ;
(ii) The cooking of meat or fish intended for sale.

Under section 6 of the Act, power is given to the London county council to make by-laws in
regard to food premises but so far none has been issued.
Inspection of Food Premises.—In addition to the premises dealt with above, other places in
the borough where food is prepared or exposed for sale are required to be kept in accordance with
the provisions of the London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1908. There were, in addition
to the inspection of dairies, etc., mentioned above, 2,576 inspections of food premises during the
year.
Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1926.—Under section 2 of the Act of 1926, Orders in Council
may be made prohibiting the sale or exposure for sale in the United Kingdom of imported goods
specified, unless such goods bear an indication of origin. Orders which have so far been made in
regard to imported foodstuffs relate to honey, fresh apples, currants, sultanas, raisins, eggs in shell,
dried eggs, oat products, raw tomatoes, frozen and chilled salmon and sea trout, butter, bacon,
ham, poultry, chilled beef and frozen mutton and pork.