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 statistics for previous years are subjoined:—
| Year. | Total Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage of adulterated samples. | Percentage of adulterated samples for tin whole of London. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 501 | 413 | 88 | 17.56 | II.4 |
| 1902 | 556 | 475 | 81 | 14.56 | 11.9 |
| 1903 | 524 | 86 | 14.10 | 10.8 | |
| 1904 | 610 | 537 | 73 | 11.96 | 10.2 |
| 1905 | 547 | 73 | 11.77 | 10.2 | |
| 1906 | 527 | 75 | 12.42 | 12.1 | |
| 1907 | 603 | 551 | 52 | 8.62 | 10.0 |
| 1908 | 601 | 547 | 54 | 8.94 | 9 .9 |
| 1909 | 600 | 553 | 47 | 7.83 | 7.8 |
| 1910 | 600 | 541 | 59 | 9.83 | 8.5 |
| 1911 | 600 | 549 | 51 | 8.50 | 9.3 |
| 1912 | 601 | 567 | 34 | 5.65 | 8.8 |
| 1913 | 601 | 570 | 31 | 5.1 | 9.1 |
| 1914 | 596 | 563 | 33 | 55 | — |
Two informal samples of butter were taken not under the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts. They were both genuine.
Wrapping Paper Enquiry.- In 1914, an enquiry was made
into the source, condition, and cleanliness of the paper used for
wrapping around articles of food sold for immediate consumption,
or for consumption without prior cooking or washing. The
investigation was made in shops in the slums, and in street stalls
in Clerkenwell and St. Luke's. The shops and stalls at which
enquiries were made included the following: general shops, fried
fish shops, chemists' shops, ham and beef shops, dairies, bakers'
shops, dining rooms, grocers' shops, and shops and stalls for the
sale of salt or sweets. The articles bought were cake, bread,
sweets, fried fish, chip potatoes, table salt, vaseline, saveloys,
ham, beef, meat pies, pastries, cheese, biscuits, hot fruit and meat