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?6, Every dairy shall be well paved with asphalte, iron-stone bricks, or flag-stones,
bid on concrete, and set in cement; the inner walls and all woodwork shall
be covered with hard, smooth, impervious material to the height of six feet
from the ground. The dairy shall have no direct communication with any
inhabited dwelling room, and there shall not be within it any drain or other
communication with a sewer, nor any water closet or privy within or contiguous
to it. The dairy shall, at all times, be kept clean, and in good order
and repair, and shall not be used for any other purpose than that for which
it is licensed.
27. Every dairy shall be provided with a sufficient number of tables of slate, marble,
galvanized iron, or other impervious material, for the reception of the vessels
containing milk, all of which shall be thoroughly washed and cleansed every
morning and evening after the milk shall have been sent out.
28. Any person who shall make application to the local sanitary authority for sanction
to establish anew the business of a dairyman, shall furnish with such
application a. plan of the premises and sections of the building in which it is
proposed to carry on such business, drawn to the scale of a ¼.inch to the foot,
and showing the provision made, or proposed to be made, for the drainage,
lighting, ventilation, and water supply of the same; and shall also furnish a
a key-plan of the locality, showing the buildings and streets within 100 yards
of the premises, drawn to the scale of five feet to the mile.
39. Penalty Clause.
Definition of Terms.— Throughout and for the purposes of these bye-laws, "the
premises" shall include all the premises used for the business of a dairyman;
"cow shed" shall mean that portion of the premises wherein cows are stalled
or kept; "dairy" shall mean that portion of the premises which is used for
the storage and for the vending or sale of milk; "occupier" shall be construed
to mean the person owning, renting, or holding, or rated for premises
where the business of a dairyman is carried on; and "dairyman" shall mean
any and every person whose business is the keeping of cows for the production
of milk, or whose sole or chief business is the vending or sale of milk for food
of man.
I find that in the parish of Bethnal Green there are 47 licensed
cow sheds, containing, at the period of my visit, 534 cows, and
managed by 46 persons. Very few indeed were in such condition as
to be reported "good," irregularities as to paving and drainage prevailing
in most. In many, the water-supply arrangements were of
the worst description, two being supplied by surface wells, one by an
underground tank, and several from cisterns over closets, having
direct communication with the sewer by means of waste pipes.
With respect to the two wells, one is on the premises of Mr.
Richards, of Cambridge Heath road. The barrel of the pump, in this
case, is only nine feet from the dung pit, and though the latter is