London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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City of London 1895

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1895

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4. 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, to use a Milk Store or
Milk Shop in his occupation, or permit the same
to be used as a sleeping apartment, or for any
purpose incompatible with the proper preservation
of the cleanliness of the Milk Store or Milk
Shop, and of the milk-vessels and milk therein,
or in any manner likely to cause contamination
of the milk therein.
5. It shall not be lawful for any person
following the trade of Cowkeeper or Dairyman,
or Purveyor of Milk, to keep any swine in any
Cowshed or other building used by him for
keeping cows, or in any Milk Store or other
place used by him for keeping milk for sale.
Milk of Diseased Cows.
6. If at any time disease exists among
cattle, the milk of a diseased cow—
(a) shall not be mixed with other milk; and
(b) shall not be sold or used for human food;
and