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Woolwich 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]
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The figures for each month are shown in the following Table No. 28.
| Month. | Cattle. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. | Calves. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 305 | 1,187 | 1,731 | — | 3,223 |
| February | 267 | 903 | 1,690 | — | 2,860 |
| March | 294 | 1,171 | 1,766 | 1 | 3,232 |
| April | 305 | 1,109 | 1,528 | — | 2,942 |
| May | 267 | 1,083 | 635 | 139 | 2,124 |
| June | 251 | 1,394 | 107 | 209 | 1,961 |
| July | 242 | 1,369 | 123 | 150 | 1,884 |
| August | 232 | 1,370 | 179 | 106 | 1,887 |
| September | 253 | 1,318 | 1,640 | - | 3,211 |
| October | 295 | 1,753 | 1,730 | 5 | 3,783 |
| November | 302 | 1,628 | 1,960 | — | 3,890 |
| December | 322 | 1,193 | 2,422 | — | 3,937 |
| 3,335 | 15,478 | 15,511 | 610 | 34,934 |
Licensing of Slaughtermen.—The Slaughter of Animals Act, 1933, requires that
all slaughtermen shall be licensed. During the year one new licence was issued and
19 were renewed.
Slaughterhouses.—There is no public slaughterhouse in the Borough. Slaughterhouses
are subject to annual licence, and in Table No. 29 which follows, are shown
those licences in force at the end of the year.
| Situation of Slaughterhouse. | Owner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Clothworkers' Wood, Woodlands Farm | Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society, Ltd. | |
| 14, | Church Street | Westhorp and Bartlett. |
| 33, | Herbert Road | Anderson, F. |
| 38, | Plumstead Common Road | Reed, A. J. |
The slaughterhouse at Bostall Farm, Abbey Wood, belonging to the Royal
Arsenal Co-operative Society. Ltd. was closed on 9th November and the new one
at Clothworkers' Wood was opened the following day.