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polis; bat I have always contended that the Sanitary Authorities
should have concurrent power, to enable them to
enforce the requirements of the regulations, and this power
has practically been conferred by the Public Health (London)
Act, 1891. It is to be desired, however,in the interestsof public
health, that private slaughter-houses may, at no distant date,
give place to public abattoirs. Meanwhile, it is satisfactory
to know that comparatively little slaughtering goes on in the
Parish, the wants of which are mostly provided for by the
dead meat trade.
In my Annual Report for 1889, I gave a summary of
the provisions of the Sale of Horseflesh, &c., Regulation
Act, which came into force in September, 1889. Hitherto,
no shop has been opened in this Parish for the sale of horseflesh
for food of man.
LICENSED COW-HOUSES.
Five of the eight licensed cowhouses are in North
Kensington, and three in South Kensington. The names of
the licensees, and the localities of the premises, are set out in
Table XII (Appendix). The several premises were inspected,
in July, by the Works and Sanitary Committee, and found to
be in a generally satisfactory condition. There were only
52 cows, in all, in the sheds. Not many years ago the sheds
were 28 in number, and the cows kept some 500 in number.
Objectionable accumulations of dung were observed at two
or three of the sheds, and cautionary letters were sent to the
licensees.
The objection raised by the Works and Sanitary Committee
to the grant of a license, in respect of premises in
Redfield Lane, to a person who was not the cowkeeper, was
sustained at the Licensing Sessions of the County Council,
and the license was issued to the owner of the cows, as recommended
by the Committee.