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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
Barking 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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| Number in Register | Position and condition of Premises where Milk is stored. | Are the Vessels containing the Milk covered ? | What are the methods adopted for cleaning churns and cans ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ground floor of house, paved and ventilated | Covered with muslin | Boiling water from copper |
| 2 | Dairy, specially fitted | Do. | Copper for cleaning utensils |
| 4 | At rear of shop | Metal cover in shop | Boiling water from copper |
| 11 | Shed in yard paved and ventilated | Do. | Do. |
| 15 | Dairy at rear of shop | Ordinary churns | Special apparatus for boiling water and washing cans |
| 17 | Shop | Muslin cover | Cleaned at No. 31. |
| 22 | Do. | Metal cover | Boiling water from copper |
| 26 | Shed in yard paved and ventilated. | Muslin cover | Do. |
| 26 | Do. do. | Do. | Do. |
| 27 | Do. do. | Kept in churn | |
| 29 | Dairy at rear of shop | Shop pail, metal cover | Portable copper for washing cans. |
| 31 | Do. | Do. | Special apparatus as at No. 15 |
| 32 | Shed in yard paved and ventilated | Muslin cover | Boiling water from copper |
| 33 | Dairy at rear of shop | Do. | Do. |