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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
Deptford 1915
Annual report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Deptford
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(l) By the addition of water, thereby reducing the percentage of
all valuable ingredients. (2) By skimming or removing cream, wholly
or in part, thereby abstracting one of the most valuable constituents,
the butter-fat. (3) By both skimming and watering, which
is a double fraud. (4) By milking of cows too close to, or too soon
after calving, thereby making the milk unwholesome. (5) By drawing
milk from cows which have been fed upon improper or unwholesome
food. (6) By using milk from cows which are kept under insanitary
conditions. (7) If milk is produced under insanitary conditions, either
by unclean hands, in milking from manure bespattered udders, or
collected, kept, held, or shipped in unclean receptacles, or if not properly
cooled after milking, or if not kept at a proper temperature, thus causing
an unusually large number of bacteria to be developed. (8) If milk is
drawn from cows which are not in a healthy condition, but suffer from
diseases, such as tuberculosis, foot-and-mouth disease, actinomycosis, etc.
(9) By irregular milking.
| Inspector. | Description of Food. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Snowdon | 1 trunk of Haddock | Voluntarily surrendered. |
| 5 bags of Potatoes | ||
| ,, Priest | 1 box of Kippers | |
| 1 box of Mackerel | ||
| „ Turner | 3 tons of Corned Beef in tins | (By Military Authorities.) |
Legal Proceedings.
Feb. 18th, 1915. H. F. Green, 63 Pepys Road.
(а) W.C. pan and trap fixed without notice.
Fined 10s. and 2s. costs.
(б) Pan and trap improperly fixed.
Fitted 10s. and 2s. costs.
Feb. 18th, 1915. T. Wilmot, 57 Rodney Road, Walworth.
W.C. pan and trap fixed without notice at 35 Pepys Road.
Fined 10s. and 2s. costs.