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 Camberwell]
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For preventing nuisances arising from any offensive matter
running out of any manufactory, brewery, slaughterhouse,
knacker's yard, butchers's or fishmonger's shop, or
dunghill, into any uncovered place, whether or not
surrounded by a wall or fence.
7. The occupier of a manufactory, brewery, slaughterhouse,
knacker's yard, butcher's or fishmonger's shop, or of
any premises comprising a dunghill, shall not cause or suffer
any offensive matter to run out of such manufactory,
brewery, slaughter-house, knacker's yard, butcher's or fishmonger's
shop, or dunghill, into any uncovered place,
whether or not surrounded by a wall or fence, so as to be
likely to become a nuisance.
For the prevention of the keeping of animals on any premises
in such place or manner as to be a nuisance or injurious
or dangerous to health.
8. The occupier of any premises shall not keep nor
allow to be kept any animal on such premises in such a
place or in such a manner as to pollute, or to be likely to
pollute, any water supplied for use, or used, or likely to be
used by man for drinking or domestic purposes, or for
manufacturing drink for the use of man, or any water used
or likely to be used in any dairy.
9. Every occupier of a building or premises wherein
or whereon any horse or other beast of draught or burden,
or any cattle may be kept, shall deposit or caused to be
deposited in a suitable receptacle all dung, manure, soil,
filth, or other offensive or noxious matter other than urine
and other liquid filth which may, from time to time, be