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St Pancras 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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4.—If any licensed drover, daring such time as he shall have the care
thereof, shall beat or strike any cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, or lambs
on or below the hock, or otherwise beat, bruise or illtreat such cattle,
calves, sheep, pigs, or lambs, he shall for every offence forfeit any sum
not exceeding forty shillings.
5.—No person engaged in driving cattle, sheep or lambs within the aforesaid
limits shall use more than one dog to any one drove, under a
penalty not exceeding forty shillings.
6.—In all streets, roads, and places within the said limits, all cattle, calves,
sheep, pigs and lambs shall be driven on the left or near side of the
carriageway, so as to obstruct the thoroughfare as little as possible;
and if any person engaged in driving cattle or sheep in any street,
road or place within the aforesaid limits, shall drive or permit or
suffer to be driven, any cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, or lambs upon any
part of such street, road or place except the left or near side of the
carriageway, or shall suffer any such cattle, calves, sheep, pigs, or
lambs to spread over such street, road or place, or otherwise obstruct
the thoroughfare thereof, every person so offending shall for every
offence forfeit any sum not exceeding forty shillings.
7.—If any person shall knowingly drive or suffer to be driven within the
aforesaid limits, any wild or infuriated cattle, he shall for every such
offence forfeit any sum not exceeding forty shillings.
8.—Every drover shall, at all times when employed, wear the ticket which
shall have been delivered to him conspicuously upon the upper and
outer part of the left arm, in such manner that the number thereon
shall at all times be distinctly visible and legible, and have about his
person his licence, and if any person licensed as aforesaid shall not
at all times when employed wear the ticket delivered to him as
before directed, or shall refuse to produce his licence for inspection
when required, to any Police Constable on duty, or shall refuse to
permit any person to note the number on his ticket, every person so
offending shall for every offence forfeit any sum not exceeding forty
shillings.
9.—No person shall drive cattle within the above-mentioned limits
between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m, except by one of the routes
and on the days and between the hours hereinafter-mentioned, and
any person driving or conducting cattle contrary to these provisions
shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding
forty shillings.
Routes by which Cattle may be Driien.
1st.—Between the Metropolitan Cattle Market and Maiden Lane Goods
Yard of the London and North-Western Railway, the Great Western
Railway, the London and South-Western Railway, and the North
London Railway, by way of Market Road ard York Road to the
entrance of the Railway Yard in York Road, on any day and at
any hour.