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THE SLAUGHTER AND COW-HOUSES IN ISLINGTON, 1888-89.
At the Annual Licensing of 1888 there were 76 applications for
the renewal of licenses to Slaughter-houses, and the whole of them
were granted.
For the renewal of licenses to Cow-houses, 33 applications were
made and the whole were granted.
76 Slaughter-houses and 33 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 25th March, 1889, thirty-seven summonses
were issued by direction of the Sanitary Committee. Of this number
thirty-one were taken out against the vendors of adulterated Milk,
upon certificates given by the Public Analyst. In seventeen of these
cases the prosecutions were successful, the penalties imposed ranging
from 8s. to £10 ; costs being obtained in each case. Of the remaining
fourteen cases, two were dismissed by the Magistrate owing to a
technical objection being raised to the Analyst's certificate, eleven
summonses being therefore withdrawn. The other summons was
dismissed on points of law.
Six other summonses were taken out against 3 vendors of adulterated
Cocoa, 1 of Pepper, 1 of Rum, and 1 of Butter. In the Rum
and Butter cases the prosecution was successful, the former defendant
being fined £5 with 2s. costs, and the latter £1 with 2s. costs. Of the
3 Cocoa cases 12s. 6d. only was imposed for costs in one instance, the
price of the article being rather low. A second was dismissed on the
same ground, but the third was withdrawn owing to a technical
objection to the Analyst's certificate, as was also the summons for
adulterating Pepper.
The total penalties received and paid in to the Vestry during the
nine months of the year amounted to £58 8s.