London slaughter-houses and cow-sheds : a paper read before the Society of Medical Officers of Health, December 18th, 1875 : to which is added a report of the discussion thereon / by T. Orme Dudfield.

  • Dudfield, Thomas Orme.
Date:
1876
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Credit: London slaughter-houses and cow-sheds : a paper read before the Society of Medical Officers of Health, December 18th, 1875 : to which is added a report of the discussion thereon / by T. Orme Dudfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    shod in excess of 1G ft. being taken into account in estimating space. The stalls for single cows shall he not less than 4 ft. in width, and a double stall for two cows shall be not less than 7 ft. Gin. in width ; and the stall partitions shall not extend in front beyond the front line of the manger, and shall leave a clear air-way over the manger. 12. The occupier shall cause the inner walls of any cow-shed, and every part of the premises, to be kept thoroughly clean and in good order and repair at all times : and shall cause the internal surface of the roof and of the upper portions of the walls to be thoroughly washed with quicklime at least once in every quarter, viz., in the months of January, April, August, and October. 13. The occupier shall cause the cow-shed to be thoroughly flushed and cleansed twice every day, viz., before 9 a.m. and after 5 p.m., and the yard to be cleansed at least once every day. 14. The occupier shall cause all dung manure to be conveyed away daily, in a properly const) ucted vehicle, before the hour of 8 a.m. daily, or, where net more than four cows are kept, every other day. 15. The occupier shall not allow the cow-shed to be used for any purpose other than that for which it is licensed, and shall not keep nor permit to be kept therein any fowl, or any pig, or horse, or dog, or other animal except cattle. As to ilic prevention of disease in cows, and of the contamination of milk. 1G. The occupier shall provide a shed, to be called the quarantine shed, effectually separated from the cow-shed, for the reception of cows newly brought on the premises, and shall cause such cows to °be kept in quarantine for a period of [ ] days, or shall have kept the said cows in a quarantine shed or other premises for a like period after pur- chase before removing them to his own premises.