London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1914
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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The sale of paraffin oil or other material from the premises is
not objected to provided the oil is stored and sold outside the
shop.
Thirty per cent. of the applicants were illiterate.
The following table compares the milk vigilance of Finsbury
with that of the other London boroughs:—
| Borough | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 637 | 40 | 6.2 |
| Bermondsey | 629 | 67 | 10.6 |
| Bethnal Green | 505 | 54 | 10.6 |
| Camberwell | 445 | 23 | 5.1 |
| Chelsea | 163 | 9 | 5.5 |
| Deptford | 304 | 17 | 5.5 |
| Finsbury | 360 | 26 | 7.2 |
| Fulham | 435 | 21 | 4.6 |
| Greenwich | 176 | 11 | 6.2 |
| Hackney | 547 | 50 | 9.1 |
| Hammersmith | 311 | 25 | 8.0 |
| Hampstead | 256 | 13 | 5.0 |
| Holborn | 225 | 14 | 6.2 |
| Islington | 600 | 45 | 7.5 |
| Kensington | 269 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Lambeth | 492 | 50 | 10.0 |
| Lewisham | 329 | 28 | 8.5 |
| London (City of) | 398 | 13 | 3.2 |
| Paddington | 259 | 30 | 11.5 |
| Poplar | 188 | 25 | 13.2 |
| St. Marylebone | 536 | 37 | 6.9 |
| St. Pancras | 396 | 45 | 11.8 |
| Shoreditch | 500 | 114 | 22.8 |
| Southwark | 668 | 57 | 8.5 |
| Stepney | 998 | 122 | 12.2 |
| Stoke Newington | 65 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Wandsworth | 795 | 76 | 9.5 |
| Westminster (City of) | 922 | 81 | 8.7 |
| Woolwich | 313 | 24 | 7.6 |
| 12,720 | 1,128 | 8.8 |