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 Southwark, Borough of]
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11, Tabard Street. Dairy at rear parted into 2 compartments and
enclosed by a new front. Provided new metal trough and sterilizing
tank with gas jet under, channel to gully in yard, dipping crates and
bottle capper.
95, Union Road. Dairy repaved (one gully sealed up), fall to
outside gully. New partition dividing wash-up from filling room;
milk store separate. Provided and installed steam generator and steam
sterilizing chest (metal), 2 cappers. Later, a larger boiler (5 lbs. steam
press.) and a larger sterilizing chest were installed in place of the smaller
set.
26, Old Kent Road. A new dairy constructed in yard—2 compartments.
Provided gas copper, 2 metal troughs, crates and bottle capper.
York Place, Darwin Street. Ceiling provided to washing-up premises.
35, Mason Street. An enclosed wash-up constructed. Milk bottle
filler in milk store, bottle capper. 2 metal troughs and crate to fit copper
for sterilizing bottles.
10 and 11, Sturge Street. Fitted-up store for bottling milk. Provided
2 crates for sterilizing bottles in copper, crate holder and bottle
capper.
Rear 32, Earl Street. Old machinery removed. Cold store in dairy
converted into bottling room and store. Provided and installed metal
trough with gas jet under, 3 crates and crate holder for sterilizing bottles,
one metal washing trough, new geyser for boiling water, bottle filler
(syphon) and bottle capper. Walls and ceilings repainted.
7, Charles Street. A new dairy constructed in yard—2 compartments.
Provided and installed gas copper, basket to fit copper for sterilizing
bottles, bottle capper. Barrow covered.
26, Newcomen Street. Dairy parted into 2 parts. Provided and
installed 2 gas coppers—one for washing water and one for sterilizing
bottles, etc, 2 crates to fit copper, and bottle capper.
29, Southwark Street. Provided and installed metal tank with gas
jet under, 3 special crates and crate holder for sterilizing bottles, bottle
capper.
Outsider: H. Welch, 7, Osborne Terrace. Provided covered milk
van in place of open milk float.
92, Thurlow Street. A new dairy constructed in yard—3 compartments;
(1) store and bottling, (2) wash-up, etc., (3) barrow. Provided