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Whitechapel 1868

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Whitechapel]

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No. 22. Shed, in the occupation of Mr. Watson,
Old Montague Street.
This Shed is now partly occupied by Horses and Goats,
and a portion of the further end is partitioned off for the
milk cans. Independent of this, it has standing-room for
eight Cows, for which number the license may be granted.
A ventilating shaft should be fixed at the opposite end of
the one used for the milk cans. The dung-pit which is
just outside the Shed, should be partly filled in, so that
no accumulation of dung may take place. The pit also
requires to be covered with a better lid.
No. 23. Shed, in the occupation of Mr. Brown,
Old Montague Street.
The entrance-passage, which is common to the Shed and
the dwelling-house, has been recently covered in, and more
space obtained behind some of the Cows. One end of the
Shed is fitted with a small loft for hay, the floor of which
is too close to the Cows standing under it. Some of the
flooring-boards, directly above the heads of the Cows,
should be removed so as to obtain exit for the expired air.
A ventilating shaft is also required in the middle part of
the roof of the Shed. There are ten Cows in stock, but
the license should hereafter be for nine.
No. 24. Two Sheds, Yard, and other buildings,
in the occupation of Mr. J. Davis,
Black Lion Yard.
Shed a is fitted up for twenty Cows, standing in a row,
and has a portion partitioned off for the grain-pit, &c.
Three ventilators, at equal distances, should be fixed in the
roof. It may be licensed for twenty Cows.