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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
Finsbury 1913
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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modifies for sale. As a result of the case Green v. Spiers &
Pond, it would appear that there is at present no power to
prevent the sale of milk in these shops. The occupier need not
even be registered with the local authority. He may sell milk
without being registered.
The following table compares the milk vigilance of Finsbury
with that of the other London boroughs:—
MILK SAMPLES, 1912.
| Borough | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 635 | 57 | 8.9 |
| Bermondsey | 816 | 70 | 8.5 |
| Bethnal Green | 440 | 53 | 12.0 |
| Camberwell | 502 | 17 | 3.3 |
| Chelsea | 136 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Deptford | 341 | 30 | 8.8 |
| Finsbury | 372 | 28 | 7.5 |
| Fulham | 390 | 26 | 6.6 |
| Greenwich | 148 | 10 | 6.7 |
| Hackney | 557 | 47 | 8.4 |
| Hammersmith | 296 | 33 | 11.1 |
| Hampstead | 280 | 12 | 4.1 |
| Holborn | 229 | 13 | 5.6 |
| Islington | 606 | 33 | 5.4 |
| Kensington | 274 | 30 | 10.9 |
| Lambeth | 733 | 88 | 12.0 |
| Lewisham | 273 | 27 | 9.8 |
| London (City of) | 488 | 22 | 4.5 |
| Paddington | 320 | 56 | 17.5 |
| Poplar | 187 | 6 | 3.2 |
| St. Marylebone | 583 | 24 | 4.0 |
| St. Pancras | 388 | 39 | 10.0 |
| Shoreditch | 357 | 80 | 22.4 |
| Southwark | 780 | 40 | 5.1 |
| Stepney | 966 | 136 | 14.0 |
| Stoke Newington | 80 | 14 | 17.5 |
| Wandsworth | 785 | 107 | 13.6 |
| Westminster(City of) | 959 | 112 | 11.6 |
| Woolwich | 318 | 10 | 3.1 |
| 13,239 | 1,225 | 9.2 |