Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]
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No. 3. Shed, belonging to Mr. R. Roberts.
This Shed is in the same Yard as No. 2, and if licensed,
will also be occupied by Mr. Jones. The ventilation should
be improved by carrying a shaft fifteen inches square
through the roof. It may be licensed for six Cows.
No. 4. Two Sheds, communicating with each
other at a right angle, in the occupation of
Mr. J. Moore, Darby Street.
These Sheds are not good ones. They will have to be
ventilated by four shafts, at least, through the roof. The
dung-pit, which is built against the side of Shed No. 2,
should be removed to an opposite corner of the Yard.
No. 1 Shed may be licensed for five Cows, and No. 2 for
three.
No. 5. Shed, belonging to Mr. Green,
Shorter's Rents.
This place is not occupied at present with Cows. It
requires to be properly drained, cleansed, and fitted. It
may be licensed for two Cows.
No. 6. Shed, in the occupation of Mr. G. Ayres,
Gower's Walk.
The place is cleanly kept, but the ventilation requires
some improvement. A license may be granted for ten
Cows.
No. 7. Five Sheds, in the occupation of
Mr. I. Sole, Weavers' Arms Yard.
Shed a is situated on right hand side of the Yard. It
has a lean-to roof and loft, and is occupied by eighteen
Cows and a Bull. It may be licensed for seventeen animals.
Although a roomy Shed, its ventilation should be improved
by openings in the roof.