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The carcase was seized in pursuance of Sec. 116, P.H. Act, 1875,
and taken before a Justice of the Peacc, who made an order for its
condemnation, and the carcase was incinerated.
The Council authorised proceedings to be taken against the
butcher, and also against the person who supplied the carcase.
The case was heard on the 24th November, at the Willesden
Police Court, the proceedings being taken under Sec. 117 of the P.H. A.
1875. The defendant was found guilty of contravening the section,
and a penalty of £10 was imposed.
Subsequently at the same Court, the knacker who supplied the
carcase to the defendant, was summoned at the instance of the Council.
Proceedings were taken under Sec. 5 of the Summary Jurisdiction Act,
1848, for unlawfully aiding and abetting the commission of the offence
of having on the premises the carcase of a cow for the purpose of
preparation for sale, and intended for the food of man.
The Chairman, in summing up said, that from the point of view of
the public, this was a very important case. It had been clearly proved
that the defendant had guilty knowledge of the condition of the
carcase by reason of the fact that he took every precaution to conceal
traces of the disease. He, therefore, in this case also imposed
a penalty of £10 and costs.