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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
West Ham 1899
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1899
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DAIRIES AND MILKSHOPS.
At the beginning of the year I had given to me the Milkshop
Register, with instructions to make systematic inspections of all the
Milkshops and Dairies in the Borough. This has been done at
intervals during the year.
During these inspections I have found that the management of
both Shops and Dairies leaves a good deal to be desired in the matter
of cleanliness; especially is this the case with many of the general
shops.
Owing to the large number of changes of addresses, and the
increase in the number of Milkshops, I found it necessary to compile a
new Register, which also includes a complete list of farmers supplying
milk to the Borough.
| No. of Milkshops on Register December 31st, 1899 | 379 |
| „ inspections made during the year | 963 |
| „ revisits „ „ | 313 |
| „ nuisances discovered and abated | 728 |
| „ Notices served | 135 |
Table showing nature of Nuisances discovered and dealt with in connection with Milkshops and Dairies :—
| Dirty walls and ceilings | 338 |
| Defective drains | 32 |
| Drains blocked | 5 |
| Defective flushing apparatus | 19 |
| ,, paving | 28 |
| ,, water-closets | 15 |
| „ roofs | 11 |
| „ flooring | 3 |
| ,, guttering and stack pipes | 19 |
| Carried forward | 470 |