Robert Brown Evidence

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... Municipal Corporations Act
Q: I believe anther power of the Bill is with regard to the regulation of the Markets - where are the Cattle now slaughtered in Sunderland  
A: They are very frequently slaughtered in the shops adjoining the High Street
Q: Are those open to the street
A: Yes, but at the time of slaughtering they put a sort of canvas thing up
Q: That is the only guard between the main thoroughfare at Sunderland and the slaughter houses
A: It is
Q: The Slaughterhouses I presume like all Slaughterhouses are the receptacles of filth and offal of every description
A: Yes - several of the Slaughterhouses are in the narrow streets - in their instances the animals are slaughtered in the public shops in the High