§ Mr. GEORGE TERRELLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he had any official information as to the purchase of horseflesh for consumption as food by the poorer classes in London?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Burns)My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. I am not aware of any place in London at which horseflesh is sold for human food under the provisions of the Sale of Horseflesh Regulation Act, 1889. In a Report made by the Medical Officer of Health of the London County Cuncil it is, however, suggested that some of the meat sold as cats' meat may in fact be used for human consumption.