Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1895
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duct of the trade or business of the Cowkeeper,
or Dairyman, Purveyor of Milk, or occupier of
a Milk Store, or Milk Shop, so far as regards
the production, distribution or storage of milk;
or—(b) if himself so suffering or having recently
been in contact as aforesaid, to milk cows, or
handle vessels used for containing milk for sale,
or in any way to take part in the conduct of his
trade or business, so far as regards the production,
distribution, or storage of milk—until in
each case all danger therefrom of the communication
of infection to the milk or of its contamination
has ceased.
3. It shall not be lawful for any person
following the trade of Cowkeeper or Dairyman
or Purveyor of Milk, or being the occupier of a
Milk Store or Milk Shop, after the receipt of
notice of not less than one month from the
Local Authority, calling attention to the provisions
of this Article, to permit any watercloset,
privy, cesspool, or urinal to be within,
communicate directly with, or ventilate into,
any Dairy, or any room used as a Milk Store or
Milk Shop.