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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer—General. 59
The number of slaughter-houses in each metropolitan borough (other than those under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation) and the frequency with which these slaughter-houses, in most of the boroughs, were inspected, is shown in the following table:¡ª
| Metropolitan borough. | Number of slaughter-houses (a). | No. of inspections, 1913. | No. of notices, 1913. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed at end of 1912. | Licence lapsed or refused in 1913. | Remaining at end of 1913. | |||
| Battersea | 3 | 3 | 556 | - | |
| Bermondsey | 1 | ¡ª | 1 | 20 | - |
| Bethnal Green | 4 | - | 4 | 29 | - |
| Camberwell | 11 | ¡ª | 11 | 137 | - |
| Chelsea | 5 | - | 5 | 30 | - |
| Deptford | 3 | 1 | 2 | 56 | - |
| Finsbury | 3 | 1 | 2 | 104 | - |
| Fulham | 3 | - | 3 | 45 | - |
| Greenwich | 4 | - | 4 | 39 | - |
| Hackney | 21 | 1 | 20 | 354 | - |
| Hammersmith | 8 | - | 8 | 120 | 6 |
| Hampstead | 4 | - | 4 | 36 | - |
| Holborn | 1 | - | 1 | 13 | - |
| Islington | 29 | 1 | 28 | 1,579 | _ |
| Kensington | 10 | ... | 10 | 275 | 1 |
| Lambeth | 18 | 1 | 17 | 64 | 6 |
| Lewisham | 13 | - | 13 | 115 | - |
| Paddington | 7 | _ | 7 | 408 | - |
| Poplar | 14 | ¡ª | 14 | 89 | 1 |
| St. Marylebone | 7 | 1 | 6 | 90 | - |
| St. Pancras | 16 | 1 | 15 | 548 | ¡ö |
| Shoreditch | 5 | - | 5 | 10 | ¡ª . |
| Southwark | 6 | ¡ö | 6 | 65 | - |
| Stepney | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Stoke Newington | 4 | - | 4 | 9 | - |
| Wandsworth | 16 | 2 | 14 | 323 | 5 |
| Woolwich | 12 % | - | 12 | 46 | 4 |
| Totals, 27 districts | 234 | 11 | 223 | 5,177 | 24 |
Inspection
of slaughterhouses.
During the year the business of a soapboiler in Southwark was discontinued. The number of Offensive authorised offensive businesses, except those in the markets under the jurisdiction of the City Corpora- businesses- tion, at the end of the year was as follows:-
| Fat melters | 15 | Manure manufacturers | 2 |
| Tripe boilers | 20 | Soap boilers | 9 |
| Glue and size manufacturers | 5 | Tallow melters | 4 |
| Knackers | 4 | Gut manufacturers | 3 |
| Fellmonger3 | 6 | 70 | |
| Bone boilers | 2 |
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.
The boroughs in which these premises are situated, the number of premises, and, for most boroughs, the number of inspections, are shown in the following table:¡ª
| Metropolitan borough. | No. on Register at end of 1913. | No. of inspections, 1913. | Metropolitan borough. | No. on Register at end of 1913. | No. of inspections 1913. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 2 | 19 | Lambeth | 2 | 6 |
| Bermondsey | 12 | 183 | Poplar | 6 | 21 |
| Bethnal Green | 1 | 3 | St. Marylebone | 2 | 38 |
| Camberwell | 4 | 8 | St. Pancras | 2 | - |
| Deptford | 3 | 26 | Shoreditch | 1 | 1 |
| Finsbury | 1 | 5 | Southwark | 4 | 68 |
| Greenwich | 3 | 12 | Stepney | 7 | 28 |
| Hackney | 1 | 11 | Wandsworth | 3 | 64 |
| Islington | 6 | 91 | Total | 60 |
Inspection
of offensive
trade
premises.
Nuisances.
There are few references in any of the reports to nuisance arising from accumulations of stable Nuisances
manure. This fact has been observed every year since 1909. There is little doubt that the more from stable
rigid enforcement of the bylaws and the obvious reduction in the number of horse-drawn vehicles have manuretogether
combined materially to reduce nuisance from this cause. It must not be overlooked, however.
(a) The seven slaughter-houses under the jurisdiction of the City of London Corporation are not licensed by
the London County Council.
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