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Wandsworth 1907

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

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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Slaughter-houses.
There were 21 Slaughter-houses and one Knacker's Yard on
the Register in 1906, one in Putney was removed, leaving 21 on
the Register.
During the year 361 inspections were made of these, but it
was only necessary to serve two notices for cleansing. The usual
cleansing was carried out by the occupiers at the proper times.
During the year the Inspectors inspected the carcases of 146
cattle, 882 sheep, 57 pigs, and 19 calves in Slaughter-houses.
The following list shows the number of Slaughter-houses
licensed by the London County Council in October, 1907 :—
Clapham—
Masters, Albert, 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.)
Woodman, George, 140, Larkhall Lane, Clapham.
Cradock, Albert Henry, and Gosling, William Edward,
147, Larkhall Lane, Clapham.
Wood, Samuel, 172, Larkhall Lane, Clapham.
Wright, Thomas John, 272, Wandsworth Road, Clapham.
Simmons, John, 647, Wandsworth Road, Clapham.
Warren, James Edward, 63, Old Town, Clapham.
Putney—
Lindsey, John, Montserratt Road, Putney.
(Condition—This licence is granted on the undertaking
of the licensee to drive cattle on the premises only
between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., and to limit
the slaughtering to the requirements of the retail trade
of his own shop.)