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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
London County Council 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Year. | No. of applications received. | No. of premises for which licences were granted. | Year. | No. of applications received. | No. of premises for which licences were granted. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 543 | 537 | 1900 | 405 | 393 |
| 1893 | 538 | 529 | 1901 | 384 | 381 |
| 1894 | 518 | 506 | 1902 | 371 | 362 |
| 1895 | 497 | 485 | 1903 | 350 | 346 |
| 1896 | 478 | 470 | 1904 | 338 | 333 |
| 1897 | 460 | 460 | 1905 | 322 | 318 |
| 1893 | 442 | 429 | 1906 | 310 | 308 |
| 1899 | 419 | 411 | 1907 | 301 | 294 |
The number of slaughter-houses in each of the London sanitary areas and the frequency with which these slaughter-houses, in some of the districts, were inspected are shown in the following table
| Sanitary area. | Number of slaughter-houses. | No. of inspections, 1907, by S.A. | No. of notices, 1907, by S.A. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1906. | Removed in 1907. | On Register at end of 1907. | |||
| Paddington | 8 | 1 | 7 | 589 | |
| Kensington | 12 | - | 12 | 217 | |
| Hammersmith | 11 | 2 | 9 | 258 | 17 |
| Fulham | 4 | - | 4 | 30 | 1 |
| Chelsea | 6 | - | 6 | 148 | |
| Westminster, City of | 1 | - | 1 | 52 | |
| St. Marylebone | 8 | - | 8 | 76 | |
| Hampstead | 5 | - | 5 | 117 | |
| St. Pancras | 21 | 2 | 19 | ||
| Islington | 39 | 37 | 2,531 | ||
| Stoke Newington | 7 | 7 | 39 | ||
| Hackney | 25 | - | 25 | 380 | |
| Holborn | 1 | - | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Finsburv | 3 | 3 | 78 | ||
| London, City of 1 | 7 | - | 7 | ||
| Shoreditch | 9 | 1 | 8 | 37 | |
| Bethnal Green | 6 | - | 6 | 39 | |
| Stepney | 10 | 10 | 30 | ||
| Poplar | 19 | 1 | 18 | 55 | |
| Southwark | 6 | - | 6 | 65 | |
| Bermondsey | 2 | - | 2 | 48 | |
| Lambeth | 27 | 3 | 24 | ||
| Battersea | 6 | 1 | 5 | 80 | |
| Wandsworth | 21 | 1 | 20 | 361 | 2 |
| Camberwell | 15 | -- | 15 | 149 | |
| Deptford | 4 | -- | 4 | 45 | |
| Greenwich | 5 | - | 5 | 23 | 1 |
| Lewisham | 16 | 16 | 170 | 1 | |
| Woolwich | 11 | 11 | 97 | 5 | |
During the year the following authorised offensive businesses were discontinued, the business
of a fat melter in two instances in Wandsworth, the business of a bone boiler in one instance in Wandsworth,
the business of an animal charcoal manufacturer in one instance in Wandsworth, and the business
of a gut scraper in one instance in Hackney. No offensive business was during the year established
anew in London with the consent of the County Council.
The number of authorised offensive businesses other than that of slaughterer of cattle in London,
except those under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation, was at the end of the year as follows :—
Fat melters 22
Tripe boilers 22
Glue and size manufacturers 5
Knackers 5
Fellmongers 6
Bone boilers 5
Manure manufacturers 3
Soap boilers 13
Tallow melters 10
Gut manufacturers 4
In several instances more than one offensive business is carried on at the same premises, hence
the number of premises used for the purpose of these businesses is smaller than the number of such
businesses.
1 The seven slaughter-houses in the City of London are not licensed by the London County Council.
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