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London County Council 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]

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Milkshop premises.
The following table shows the number of milkshop premises at the end of 1907 and 1908 in the
several sanitary districts of London, the number of inspections and the proceedings taken. The table
has been compiled from information contained in the annual reports :—

Table: The following table shows the number of milkshop premises at the end of 1907 and 1908 in the several sanitary districts of London, the number of inspections and the proceedings taken. The table has been compiled from information contained in the annual reports:-

The following table shows the number of milkshop premises at the end of 1907 and 1908 in the several sanitary districts of London, the number of inspections and the proceedings taken. The table has been compiled from information contained in the annual reports:-

Sanitary area.Number of premises.Number of inspections, 1908.Number of notices, 1908.Number of prosecutions, 1908.
On register at end of 1907.Added in 1908.Removed in 1908.On register at end of 1908.
Paddington17512111762932-
Kensington2791492841,72059-
Hammersmith30021731489496-
Fulham25745532497208-
Chelsea126291191509-
Westminster, City of3863173344590-3
St. Marylebone253333924731717-
Hampstead11445113416151
St. Pancras4131,140
Islington53241-5733,3034931
Stoke Newington5341 (a)--
Hackney37324353621,2187-
Holborn17815151789955-
Finsbury259294524338650-
London, City of6064842612
Shoreditch28424162923,513182
Bethnal Green346373421,16362-
Stepney1,037641319702,828342
Poplar34921113591,6295-
Southwark39793904004963-
Bermondsey269303626370742-
Lambeth52321-544
Battersea254395224161548-
Wandsworth3643734367874591
Camber well59941246161,443--
Deptford203565920062711-
Greenwich210171721039030-
Lewisham16566531783377-
Woolwich143314013430810-

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(a) Including cowsheds.
In 1908 the London County Council obtained the sanction of Parliament to a provision
contained in the General Powers Act of that year, authorising any sanitary authority to remove from
the register of milk vendors, or to refuse to register the name of any person carrying on or proposing
to carry on the business of a dairyman or purveyor of milk upon premises which, in the opinion of the
sanitary authority are unsuitable for the sale of milk. The Act provides an appeal to a Court of
Summary Jurisdiction.
V
Tuberculosis of the udder in London cows. London County Council (General Powers) Act, 1904 (Part V.).
The Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order, 1899, provides that the milk from cows certified
by a veterinary surgeon to be affected with tubercular disease of the udder, shall not be
(a) mixed with other milk, or
(b) sold or used for human food, or
(c) sold or used for the food of swine without having first been boiled.
In 1904, however, the Council obtained powers, as incorporated in the above-named Act, to
remove any cow from any dairy, farm or cowshed in the County (elsewhere than in the City), if such
cow is suspected to be suffering from tuberculosis of the udder, and if, upon slaughter, these suspicions
are verified, a sum equal to three-quarters of the agreed value of the animal (not exceeding £22 10s.)
is payable by the Council. If, however, the cow is proved to be free from tuberculosis of the udder, the
full agreed value (not exceeding £30), together with a further sum of £1, is payable by the Council.