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There were 115 premises where meat, bacon, etc., were either
stored or exposed for sale, such premises being inspected periodically
by the Inspectors.
Slaughter-houses.—There were 2 slaughter-houses in use at
the end of 1933, both of which are licensed annually.
One hundred and eighty inspections were made by the Inspectors
during the year, and the necessary cleansing and distempering duly
enforced.

The number of animals slaughtered showed an increase of 444
over the previous year.
SLAUGHTER OF ANIMALS ACT, 1933.
This Act, which came into force on the 1st January, 1933, had for
its object the licensing of fit and proper persons who alone are
authorised to slaughter, and the humane slaughtering of animals by
firstly stunning them with a mechanically or electrically operated
instrument. The Greenwich Borough Council have not resolved to
exempt sheep and goats from such humane treatment, by exercising
that right invested in them by the Act, but have included all animals
slaughtered in both slaughter-houses and knackers-yards. The use
of the humane killer has been general in this Borough for many years
and the provisions of this Act will not alter materially the existing
mode of slaughter. The licensing of slaughtermen, however, ensures
that all animals are painlessly despatched by experienced men, who
can be held responsible for the cleanliness of the dressed carcases
while in their keeping. There were 9 applications made for slaughtermen's licenses, and licenses renewable every three years were duly
issued.