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Leyton 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Bakehouses.
Cleansed 47
Flushing cisterns repaired 2
Floors cleansed 2
Guttering repaired 2
Dining Rooms.
Cleansed 12
Accumulation of refuse removed 1
Flushing cistern repaired 1
Cover to cistern provided 1
Choked drain cleared 1
DAIRIES, COWSHEDS, AND MILKSHOPS.
The number of dairies, milkshops, &c., on the register for the
year ending December 31st, 1913, is 167.
In a number of instances the businesses were discontinued,
the premises being no longer used as milkshops.
There are at present 6 cowsheds in use in the district; these,
together with the milkshops, are visited periodically, special
attention being given to the cleanliness of the premises and
general sanitary conditions.
The following is a list of the Cowkeepers, Dairymen, and
Milksellers in the district:—
Cowkeepers.
White, J., 14, Capworth Street, Ley ton.
Barber, J., 120, Harrow Road, Leytonstone.
Abbott Bros., Hainault Road, Leytonstone.
Frost, Win., 155, Ashville Road, Leytonstone.
Reader, J. W., 218, Francis Road, Leyton.
Sister Deborah, Home of Good Shepherd, Leytonstone.