Report on the milk supply of Finsbury, 1903 : a special report ordered to be printed by the Public Health Committee / by George Newman.

  • Finsbury (London, England). Public Health Committee.
Date:
1903
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Credit: Report on the milk supply of Finsbury, 1903 : a special report ordered to be printed by the Public Health Committee / by George Newman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in one district, being sent to another. It is, surely, a disgraceful ti a die, and fortunately some of these dealers have been brought to justice in Manchester- In London we exercise no direct control orer any of the farms or coios sending milk from the country. (2) As to Cowsheds.—The Veterinary Surgeon for Manchester reports as follows :— In Cheshire—“ Greater attempts are made at cleanliness . . “ The cowsheds are, for the most part, dark and ill- “ventilated, and either badly. drained or not drained “ at all.”j In Derbyshire and Staffordshire—“ The conditions show no “ improvement. The cowsheds are, on the whole, “ decidedly worse than those in Cheshire. In many cases “ the cubic space per cow is only about 200 cubic feet.” [Local Government Board standard is 800 feet.] No suitable provision for storage of manure ; yard surfaces uneven and dirty; manure kept adjacent to cowsheds; water supply very often of a questionable character ; and unclean refrigeration are all more or less prevalent in these counties.]: In 1901, report was made to the Manchester Corporation of 111 cowsheds in the districts where the farms are chiefly situated which supply Finsbury with milk.§ I have tabulated the results as follows:— Cowsheds Dirty. Bad Deficient Bad examined. light. ventilation. Drainage. Totals - - Ill 48 73 68 64 Percentages — 43-2 66-2 61-2 57-6 These facts concerning' the condition of country cowsheds, situated in the milk gathering-ground of Finsbury, will be sufficient 0 The Public Health (London) Act, 1891, sec. 71, only applies in the event of an outbreak of disease. f Report on Health of City of Manchester 1902, p. 143. 1 Ibid, p. 144. § Ibid, 1901, pp. 246-251.