Report on the public health of 1902.

  • Finsbury (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
1903
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Credit: Report on the public health of 1902. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    101 measures it would be possible to trace infection and stop infection at once instead of being compelled to wait until all the mischief has been done. The custom of some purveyors of milk of obtaining their daily supply from several sources is not in my judgment a desirable one. It greatly complicates the difficulty of tracing the source of infection, as it also increases the liability of the purveyor to risk. Another circumstance which is apt to obscure the source in these cases is that the various supplies are delivered at different times and mixed together in the milk-shop. Hence, one delivery to purchasers may be a mixture of milk from various farms. The cow-houses inside the Borough in 1902 numbered seven, and are situated as follows:— LIST OF LICENSED COWKEEPERS IN THE BOROUGH OF FINSBURY. No. Name of Occupier. Situation of Premises. No. of COWS 1 Hughes, David 39A, Baldwin Street 17 2 Jones, Rees 1, George Street 12 3 Joel, Isaac 30, Great Sutton Street 9 4 Davies, John 40, Rawstorne Street 10 5 Thomas, Evan 230, St. John Street 30 6 Richards, John 4, Sermon Lane 51 7 Evans, Rees 27, Whiskin Street 20 Total 149 These premises have been periodically inspected by us. In 1856 in Clerkenwell alone 540 cows were stabled.