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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3. The owner of any premises on which a
tank, cistern, or other receptacle, not provided
by the occupier of such premises, is used for
storing of water used, or likely to be used, by
man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for
manufacturing drink for the use of man, shall
cause every such tank, cistern, or other receptacle
which is erected outside a building, or
which being erected inside a building, is not
placed in a suitable chamber, or otherwise
constructed or placed so as to prevent the
pollution of the water therein, to be provided
with a proper cover.
4. The occupier of any premises on which
a tank, cistern, or other receptacle is used for
storing of water used or likely to be used by
man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for
manufacturing drink for the use of man, shall
empty and cleanse the same, or cause the same
to be emptied and cleansed, once at least in
every six months, and at such other times as
may be necessary to keep the same in a cleanly
state and free from pollution.