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Wandsworth 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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124 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Streatham—
Curtis, Mrs., Chestnut Grove, Balham. (17 cows.)
London, Gloucester, and North Hants Dairy Company,
Ltd., Harberson Road, Balham. (9 cows.)
Welford, R. W., Furzedown Farm. (Number of cows, Shed
No. 1— 12; No. 2— 10.
Curtis, Brothers, The Mineral Wells. (Number of cows,
Shed No. 1— 7; No. 2— 30.)
Tooting—
London, Gloucester, and North Hants Dairy Company,
Ltd., High Street. (6 cows.)
Wandsworth—
Sopp, John, Allfarthing Lane. (11 cows.)
Spittle, D., Durnsford Farm. (11 cows.)
Cookson, C. M., 266, Earlsfield Road. (22 cows).
Turner, G. S., Headworth Road. (26 cows.)
92 inspections of these were made during the year and five
intimation notices were served. These were complied with at
once, and no statutory notices were necessary.
Slaughterhouses.
There were 25 slaughter-houses and one knacker's yard on
the register in 1902, but two slaughter-house licenses were not
applied for in October, 1903, leaving 23 slaughter-houses and one
knacker's yard on the register at the end of 1903.
During the year 183 inspections of these were made and two
notices were served, but no proceedings were necessary.
The following list shows the number of slaughter-houses
licensed by the London County Council in October, 1903.
Clapham—
Oxley, Alfred, 63, Clapham Park Road, Clapham.
Jarworth, William, 140, Clapham Park Road, Clapham.
(Condition.— The licence is granted on the undertaking
of the licensee that the killing of bullocks at
these premises be restricted to the period of hot
weather, and then only occasionally, and on the further
condition that the slaughtering be limited to animals,
the meat from which is to be sold by retail in the shop
attached to the premises.)