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the abatement of nuisances arising from the foul condition of the
drainage of four houses, and upon the magistrate's order the
drains of each of the four houses in question were entirely reconstructed.
THE SLAUGHTER HOUSES AND COW HOUSES IN
ISLINGTON IN 1877-8.
At the Annual Licensing of 1877 there were 92 applications for
the renewal of licences to slaughter houses, and 67 applications for
licences to cow houses. The latter included one fresh application in
respect to premises not previously licensed. This was opposed by
the Vestry on the ground of the entire unsuitableness of the place,
and the application was refused. The renewal of a licence was also
refused in the case of a cowkeeper who had manifested during the
year a great degree of negligence in the management of his
premises, especially as regards the want of cleanliness, and which
had provoked complaint and opposition from the neighbours.
Licences were therefore granted in respect to 92 slaughter
houses and 65 cow houses.
The Justices having notified their intentions to fix at this
licensing the number of cows they would allow to be kept upon each
of the premises licensed, measurements of the sheds were taken by
your officers and furnished to the magistrates, who adopted 800
cubic feet as the capacity they would in future require for each cow.
This requirement has, since the licensing, caused considerable
alterations to be made by some of the cow-keepers, so as to enlarge
their premises with a view to obtaining the sanction of the Magistrates
to an increased number of cows being kept.
As, however, this year was rather regarded by the Justices as
one of transition, during which they would allow the Cow-keepers
an opportunity of gradually reducing any excess there might be in
the number of their cows, it will be better that I should postpone,
for a time, any remarks I may have to make with referenee to this
new regulation and its consequences.
At the ensuing licensing during this present year (1878), the
number of cows allowed is to be fixed absolutely and upon the
careful observance of the condition thus imposed, together with a
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