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  • Preparations for ox-roastings to celebrate the 1902 Coronation. The slaughterhouse was placed alongside the river front.
The slaughterhouses, Priory Street, Monmouth, 1902
  • The staff of Brecon slaughterhouse photographed with the tools of their trade, including a poleaxe.
Slaughterhouse staff at Brecon, c. 1915
  • [Continued from previous page]... Then the average rate of deaths was 28 in every 1,000 people. Children under five years of age made up 46% of the total number of deaths, while those under 20 years of age made up 60%. 30% of people died from epidemic, endemic or contagious diseases, and the number was rising. At the time of this report Aberdare had obtained permission to build a local market and slaughter house. A description of the existing situation shows why this was needed:
Report on sanitation in Aberdare 1853, slaughterhouses, page 11 [image 9 of 27]