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 1898
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in the conduct 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—(6) 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 water-closet, earth-closet, 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.
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 aDy 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.