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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hampstead 1908
Report for the year 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Milk Supply.
The number of persons registered as purveyors of milk is 93,
and the number of premises on which milk is sold is 113. The
difference in the two numbers is accounted for by the fact that
some of the milk sellers occupy more than one shop.
The premises on which milk is sold are as follows: —
| Dairies | 55 |
| Bakehouses and Confectioners | 23 |
| Restaurants and Coffee Shops | 10 |
| General Shops | 25 |
Four of the registered milk sellers do not occupy shops, two
being registered in reference to refreshment tents on Hampstead
Heath on Bank Holidays, and two have milk rounds in the Borough
but no shops. One milk seller was prosecuted and fined Five
shillings and costs for selling milk without being registered.
During the year 416 inspections were made of premises where milk is sold, and the following works were carried out:—
| Premises or parts of premises repaired, cleansed and limewashed | 23 |
| Water cisterns cleansed | 5 |
| Drains repaired or reconstructed | 4 |
| Soil pipes reconstructed | 1 |
| Water closets renewed | 3 |
| Water closets cleansed | 4 |
| Rain water pipes repaired or renewed | 8 |
| New sinks fixed | 2 |
| Yard paving repaired or renewed | 8 |
| Dustbins provided | 10 |
| Gullies cleansed | 2 |
| Nuisance from dampness abated | 8 |
| Other sanitary works | 7 |
Particulars as to milk adulteration will be found in the section
relating to the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
Milk and Tuberculosis
During the year 1907, the Royal Commission on Tuberculosis
issued their second interim report, which contained the following