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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
Finsbury 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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There are no knackers' yards in the Borough.
The slaughter houses were inspected in 1912 on 90 occasions.
No defects were ascertained, and consequently no notices were
served.
MILK SUPPLY.
There are in Finsbury only three sets of premises licensed for cowkeeping. The addresses are annexed.
| Name of Occupier. | Situation of Premises. | Actual No. of Cows. | Licensed for. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs. Elizabeth Davies Mrs. Nancy Evans | 19a, Baldwin Street | 15 | 17 |
| Mr. Harry Eade | 40, Rawstorne Street | 15 | 15 |
| Mr. J. H. Jenkins | 230. St. John Street | 28 | 30 |
The premises were inspected by the district inspectors on 40
occasions. They are also periodically inspected by the London
County Council staff and their veterinary inspector. No notices
were served in 1912.
Dairies and Milkshops.—The number of persons registered
during the year as purveyors of milk was 37, of which 14 were
new registrations. During the same period 55 names were
removed from the register for various reasons, chiefly on transfer
of business. The total number left on the register was 242.
Of these, 197 are milkshops, as distinguished from dairies, and
sell milk in driblets, for a farthing or a halfpenny at a time, in
this way disposing of three or four quarts per day.
These milkshops, which are also small general or grocery shops,
were inspected on 224 occasions, and 40 notices served for various
sanitary defects.
In registering and regulating these small shops, it is the practice
to enforce the appropriate provisions of the Dairies, Cowsheds