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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Clerkenwell 1866
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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epidemic of Cholera. (They were, however, inspected in the
spring of this year.)
It may be well to give a list of the Cow-houses, with the number of cows kept in them in 1864 (the year before the cattle plague broke out), and the number allowed by the order of the Magistrates.
| No. of Cows in 1864. | No. allowed in 1866. | |
|---|---|---|
| Garnault Mews | 0 | 3 |
| 67, Turnmill Street | 0 | 6 |
| 41, Rawstorne Street | 32 | 10 |
| 29, St Helena Place | 11 | 4 |
| 48, Henry Street | 0 | 7 |
| 90, White Lion Street | 22 | 14 |
| 59, Pear Tree Court | 4 | 7 |
| 6, Collier Street | 18 | 17 |
| 28, Hermes Street | 13 | 16 |
| 7 „ „ | 7 | 5 |
| Prospect Row | 0 | 5 |
| 3, St. John Street | 8 | 23 |
| 11, Collier Street | 7 | 10 |
| 33, Great Sutton Street | 9 | 7 |
| Rosoman Mews | 100 | 6 |
| 33, Easton Street | 30 | 10 |
| 49, Collier Street | 7 | 16 |
| 27, Whiskin Street | 25 | 12 |
| 57½, St. John Street Road | 11 | 8 |
| 28, St. John Street | 3 | 8 |
| 3A, Percival Street | 23 | 12 |
| 17, Thomas Street | 0 | 4 |
| 54, Margaret Street | 8 | 6 |
| 23, Baker's Row | 15 | 12 |
| Mount Zion | 12 | 12 |
| 1, Wood Street | 10 | 11 |
| 41a, Little Sutton Street | 5 | 6 |
| Amwell Mews | 0 | 6 |
| Lloyd's Mews | 14 | 4 |
| 300, Goswell Road | 30 | 17 |
Hence there are 30 cow-houses in the district, containing
or licenced to contain, 284 cows.