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THE SLAUGHTER AND COW-HOUSES IN ISLINGTON.
1883—84.
At the Annual Licensing of 1883 there were 82 applications for renewal
of licences to Slaughter-houses, 81 being granted, and one refused.
For the renewal of licences to Cow-houses, 47 applications were made.
In one case, the applicant not being in attendance, the licence lapsed, and in
a second the licence was refused, the applicant not having kept cows for
several years.
81 Slaughter-houses and 45 Cow-houses were therefore licensed.
My annual inspection of these places prior to the licensing proved them
to be in a satisfactory condition.
SUMMONSES.
During the year ending the 31st December, 1883, 3 summonses for
Adulteration were taken out, by direction of the Sanitary Committee, upon
certificates given by me as Public Analyst. The prosecution was successful
in each case, the amount of the penalties recovered and paid to the Vestry
being £10 10s.
In two of these cases I certified that 20 per cent. of water had been
added to Milk in excess of that normally present; and in the third case I
certified that a sample of so-called Butter consisted entirely of "OleoMargarine,"
or purified fat.
Two other summonses were taken out, under "The Nuisances Removal
Acts," for the Abatement of Nuisances arising from foul and defective drainage.
In each instance the necessary drainage works were carried out.