London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1894
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1894
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upper portions of the walls to be thoroughly
washed with quicklime at least once in each
of the several months of January, April, July,
and October.
BYE-LAW XIII.
Every occupier of a Slaughter-house shall
provide for use in such Slaughter-house,
for the purpose of receiving and removing
all blood, garbage, filth, and other offensive
matter, a sufficient number of movable
receptacles, constructed of suitable nonabsorbent
materials, and furnished with
tightly-fitting covers. He shall, as soon as
conveniently may be after the slaughtering
and dressing of any cattle in such slaughterhouse,
cause all blood, garbage, filth, and
other offensive matter to be placed in the
receptacles provided in accordance with the
requirements of this Bye-Law, and shall
cause such receptacles and their contents,
and all fat, hides, skins, and tripe, to be
removed from the premises within twelve
hours after the completion of such slaughtering
and dressing, and between the hours
of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.