[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Aldershot U.D.C.
- Aldershot (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Aldershot U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The slriuglUcr-liouse in Commercial ivoad is unsuitable for use as siic'li, m c'onsequoiK'e of its defec'tive construction aiul sailitar\’c'ondition, and also of its close jiroximity to d\v('lling-li(aiscs. 1 am glad to say that its use at present is discontiiuK'd, and I am of opinion that a license for its use should not be again given. ddie slaughterdiouse in Ash Road, in the occupation of Mr. M'adle\’, is cuiite a good one of its kind, and is known as a “ registered slaughter-house, in contra-distinction to a ‘Micensed ” one. This means that being in use before the passing of the Public Ilcalth Act, 1875, it has a per- manent license, whereas the others have their licenses annually renew'ed on apj)!ication. Addle the District Council have power to provide public slaughter-houses, they have no powmr to prohibit the continuance of private slaughter-houses, nor of insisting that carcases brought into their district should be carried to the Public Abattoir for inspection before sale. It follows, therefore, that unless the Council have the co- operation of local butchers, a public abattoir is not likely to be a success. Adth a view of ascertaining their oiiinions on the (piestion, the .Mdershot butchers have been inter- viewed bv the Inspector, and the opinion generally exiiressed ap[)ears to be that nearly all of them would wmh'ome such an institution. A certain number wdio buy their meat readv-killed from outside districts, would [irefer to slaughter their owm animals at a public slaughter-house if such wmre jirovided ; at present, the number of slaughter-houses being limited, they are unable U) do so. ddie ])rincipal slaughter- house, situate in Prighton Road, is the property of Mr. Ih'own, wdu) lets it in equal poi'tions to Mr. Itdwards and Messrs. Chandler and Proud, wdio together pay, ap- ])roximately, a rent of £30 [ler annum, ddiese butchers kill almost entirely their own animals, w hile Mr. A adley (M Ash Road, kills for a number of smaller butchers in the town at a charge of 2s. 6d. per head for oxen and is. for sheep. ddie followdng list show's the names of the principal meat dealers, the sources (so far as one has been able to obtain information) wdicnce their meat is obtained, and their o[)inions as to suggested Public Abattoir. Adiile, however, they all practically agree that a public slaughter-house would be accepable to tliem, and that they](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29524751_0034.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
