Edinburgh slaughter-houses : rules, regulations, orders, and bye-laws. Made and confirmed in terms "The Edinburgh Slaughter Houses Act, 1850".

  • Edinburgh (Scotland)
Date:
1892
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Credit: Edinburgh slaughter-houses : rules, regulations, orders, and bye-laws. Made and confirmed in terms "The Edinburgh Slaughter Houses Act, 1850". Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    EXTRACTS FROM “THE EDINBURGH SLAUGHTER-HOUSES ACT, 1850.” Sect. 8. And be it enacted, That if any person shall have in his Booth or in his possession, in any place within the said Slaughter-Houses, the Carcass, or any part of the Carcass of any Animal which, in the opinion of two com- petent Judges, shall have died of Disease, or which, in the opinion of two competent Judges, shall be unwholesome, un- sound, or unmarketable, such Person shall be liable in a Penalty not exceeding Twenty Pounds; and if any Person shall have in his Booth, or in his possession in any place within the said Slaughter-Houses, any blown or stuffed Veal, Lamb, or other Butchers’ Meat, such Person shall be liable in a Penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, and all such Carcasses and others shall be forfeited and disposed of as the Magis- trates shall direct. Sect. 9. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Superintendent of the said Slaughter-Houses, to be appointed by the Magistrates and Council, to see that the Regulations for the said Slaughter-Houses are duly observed, and to search for and seize all Carcasses, or parts of Carcasses, of any Animals which shall have died, or appear to have died of Disease, or to be of an unwholesome, unsound, or unmarketable description; as also all Veal, Lamb, or other Butchers’ Meat, blown or stuffed, or apparently blown or stuffed, wherever the same can be found within said Slaugh- ter-Houses, and to convey the same before the said Magis- trates to be disposed of as they shall direct, for which seizure this Act shall be his warrant; and for this purpose it shall be lawful to the said Superintendent at all times, with or without Assistants, to enter into and inspect the Booths and other places within said Slaughter-Houses.