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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
Battersea 1907
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1907
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The necessity of exercising: a constant and systematic
supervision over milk-shops, to prevent breaches of the law,
will be apparent from a perusal of the following tabulated statement
relating to 72 defects under the Public Health Act, and
160 breaches of the Regulations of the London County Council.
In no case was it found necessary to take proceedings, all the
notices served being complied with, and the cautionary letters
attended to, on re-visiting the premises.
In no case was it found necessary to take proceedings, all the notices served being complied with, and the cautionary letters attended to, on re-visiting the premises.
| Intimations served under the Public Health (London) Act. | Cautionary letters for breaches of the Regulations made under the Dairies, Cowsheds and Milkshops Order. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dirty Premises | 24 | Want of covers for utensils | 102 |
| Defective Paving | 22 | Dirty premises | 3 |
| Defective Dustbin | 9 | Exposing milk to contamination | 8 |
| Accumulation of refuse | 6 | For not being registered | 44 |
| Dirty w.c. | 3 | Dirty ulensils | 1 |
| Dirty drinking water cistern | 3 | No name or address on harrow | 2 |
| Defective w.c. | 1 | ||
| Other defects | 4 | ||
| Total | 72 | Total | 160 |
In the above list the defects and breaches of the Regulations
were chiefly those relating to want of cleanliness and the
neglect of precautions against contamination of milk by dust,
flies, &c. In 102 instances it was necessary to send cautionary
letters for failing to have the vessel in which the milk was
stored protected from dust and flies by means of a suitable
cover. In many of these cases the cover was provided, but was
not being used or was not kept clean at the time the inspector
made his inspection.
On the whole, it may be said that there is a distinct
improvement in the condition of the premises in which