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THE SLAUGHTER HOUSES AND COW HOUSES IN
ISLINGTON, 1880-1.
At the Annual Licensing of 1880 there were 88 applications
for the renewal of Licences to Slaughter Houses which were all
granted. For the renewal of licences to Cow Houses, 50
applications were made, and of these 48 were granted, and 2
refused. One fresh application for a licence to keep cows was
refused. 88 Slaughter Houses and 48 Cow Houses were therefore
licensed.
The result of my annual inspection was satisfactory. In
the case of one Cowhouse, which had been rebuilt during the
year, the Sanitary Committee and myself were much pleased
with the cleanly appearance of the white glazed bricks that had
been used for the inner lining of the walls of the Cowhouse to the
height of 5 feet, an improvement first suggested from the Sanitary
Department, and fortunately carried out without interference from
the Metropolitan Board of Works, whose hasty patronage of
cement and of a fancy patent paint as impervious materials for the
inner lining of the walls of Cowhouses is much to be regretted.
Islington, it is true, was the first to try cement, but it was only
as an experiment, and until some better material could be found.
And Islington again suggests as a further improvement the use of
white glazed brick which is perhaps the one material of all others
best adapted for the purpose on account of its non-absorbent character,
its sightly appearance, and the readiness with which it can be
washed. There can be no doubt that its general adoption both for
Cowhouses and Dairies is very desirable.
THE DUSTING OF THE PARISH, 1880-81.
I have appended, as usual, a tabulated statement (Table No.
VII), of the applications for the removal of dust during the year
ending Lady-day, 1881, showing the number received during each
quarter from the eight different Wards of the parish.