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A local authority might erect at considerable cost a Public
Abattoir and keep a resident Inspector to pass the meat before
it is placed upon the market. Meat from this source could be
sent to other districts where no public inspection prevailed, but
where higher prices obtained.
During recent years there has been an earnest attempt to
cure Tuberculosis in human beings, and to-day vast sums of
money are being spent to effect this good object. Whilst the
community is spending large sums to mitigate the ravages of
consumption, it is a stigma that the private slaughter-houses
remain open to receive, prepare and distribute meat from animals
suffering from this dread disease. It is in very poor districts
where this cheap meat finds its way, where apathy is more
pronounced; if the price is low the purchaser is not too particular
as to the standard of quality. Frequently improvident parents
give their children meat only partially cooked which increases the
danger and may account for much of the disease that is prevalent
in such localities.
The closing of private slaughter-houses and the erection of
Public Abattoirs is a National obligation. It may be costly, but
if consideration is given to what is spent in combating the inroads
of a grim disease, the expenditure to prevent it is a wise investment.
It is better to remove the cause of an evil than remedy
the effect.
SLAUGHTER HOUSES.
The following are the slaughter-houses in the Borough:—
Beckton Road.
Forest View Road.
10, Greenhill Grove.
319, Green Street.
363, Green Street.
14, High Street North.
170, High Street North.
89, Plashet Grove.
32a, Plashet Lane.
524, Romford Road.
638, Romford Road.
6, Station Road.