It is quite true that the word Pound is not used in the Licence for a Slaughter-house, but the Act of Parliament, 1874, distinctly provides that the Bye-laws shall extend to the “premises” generally.
Bye-law XVIII.
That in case of any diseased or unsound cattle being brought to a Slaughter-house, Pound, or Lair, the occupier shall forthwith give information thereof to the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London.
Objection.
That the retention of the word unsound might involve the Butchers in a charge of Slaughtering Diseased Meat.
Reply.
I should not insist upon the retention of the word “unsound” if some guarantee could be exacted that the animal would be slaughtered within a specified time of the occurrence of any accident which might disable it; although it must be remembered that the flesh of a beast suffering pain, or deprived of the full use of all its functions, rapidly deteriorates in quality and nutrient properties.
Bye-law XXI.
That every person occupying a Slaughter-house shall cause the works needful for complying with these Bye-laws to be forthwith executed, and when completed shall not permit any alteration to be made in them without the sanction of the Commissioners of Sewers of the City of London, and that the whole of the works and regulations be carried out to the approval of the Medical Officer of Health.