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City of London 1864

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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If on inspection, at or before slaughtering, an
animal shows evident unsoundness, or if the
owner decline to take the slaughter of a doubtful
beast on his own responsibility, the inspector has to
give notice of the fact, to prevent its being
slaughtered in secret, and the meat used as food.
The certificate received from the inspector authorises
the sale of fresh meat only, within a certain
period, consisting of three days after the certificate
is issued, during the months of May, June, July,
and August; and four days during other months.
If meat, or slaughtered cattle, be sent for sale
from other places, the local tribunals and meat inspectors
have to see that the seller can show the
inspection certificate from the place of slaughtering,
according to the above regulations.
Especial care is also taken that the flesh of
animals dying from natural causes as well as putrid
meat, shall not be sold for food.
The better to attain the object of cattle and meat
inspection, all meat hawking and secret slaughtering,
are entirely prohibited.
Public flayers are strictly forbidden to keep or
feed pigs; they must neither deliver carrion to