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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

Islington 1902

Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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[1902
Cowsheds.
There were only 13 licensed cowsheds in the borough at the end
of the year. They received 140 visits, and Inspector Wilkinson reports
that they were fairly well kept, although he has had to find grave fault with
the dirty condition of some of the cows. The neglect of cleansing their flanks
and udders is a danger to the public, because in the process of milking
fragments of the excreta or the dry dust therefrom find their way into the
milk.
He has also called the attention of the London County Council Veterinary
Inspector to the state of health of three animals, one of which was immediately
slaughtered as it was tuberculous.

Table: LIST OF LICENSED COWHOUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.

LIST OF LICENSED COWHOUSES IN THE BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.

Registered No.Name of Licensee.Situation of Premises.
432Matthias, Thomas66, Andover Road.
8,392Evans, William81, Ashbrook Road, Upper Holloway.
5,549Davies, Thomas120, Cottenham Road.
2,220Bryant, Jane108, Elmore Street.
891Jones, Elizabeth3, Frome Street.
6,592Townsend, Alice1, Gifford Street.
3,522Jenkins, Rees1, Hale Street.
1,554Jones, Samuel24, Hercules Place, Holloway.
10,260Wright, Elizabeth11, Matilda Street.
1,062Jenkins, David1, Northampton Street.
8,846Jones, Edward88, Roman Road.
1,741Arnold, George233, Seven Sisters Road.
12,574Hollingworth, Chas. FrankWilson's Yard, Upper Street.
Total 13 Cowsheds.

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SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
There were at the end of the year 42 slaughter-houses in the Borough,
which is two less than in 1901. At the annual licensing sessions the County
Council refused to re-license 18, Fonthill Road and 69, King Henry's Walk,
because they had not been in use during the year.
The sanitary state of these places continues to be good. They are closely
watched by Inspector Wilkinson, who paid no less than 2,565 visits to them
during the year. In addition to these visits a special inspection is made
annually by the Medical Officer of Health and the Chief Inspector, when
great attention is given to their general and sanitary state with a view of
ascertaining if there exist any valid reasons why their licenses should not be
renewed. This thorough examination has a considerable influence on the
occupiers, who, prior to the inspections, as a rule, cause their premises to be
thoroughly cleansed and repaired. These inspections of your Chief Health
Officers are looked forward to with anxiety by the butchers, for they are no
mere routine visits, but are searching and complete.