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City of Westminster 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

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The inspection is carried out by the Assistant Medical Officer of Health
and by the medical staff from Westminster Hospital. The Government
reimburse the Council the cost of this service. During the year 10,807
aliens were inspected and 41 medically examined.
Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933—Slaughterman's Licences.
The Council during the year granted Slaughterman's licences to ten
men who had been accepted by the Royal Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals to act as their inspectors in different parts of the
country.
These licences are required to be held by the pupils while undergoing
training in humane slaughtering as inspectors of the R.S.P.C.A.