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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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Sai.e of Food and Drugs Acts—continued.
| Date, 1914. | Name and Address of Defendant. | Offence | Result. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 23rd | Annette Dibsdale, 21, Easlon Street | For selling milk containing 14.1 per cent. of added water | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d.costs | |
| ,, 23rd | Eliza Davis, 17, Pine Street | For selling milk from which 14.0 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Dismissed. A Warranty was proved | |
| „ 23rd | Evan Timothy, 1, Whiskin Street | For selling milk from which l0.5 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Dismissed. A Warranty was proved | |
| ,, 23rd | Albert Woods, 26, Clerkenwell Close | For selling milk from which 12.3 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs | |
| „ 30th | Richard Richards, 22, Luke Street | For selling milk from which 10 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Dismissed. A Warranty was proved | |
| Aug. 19th | Charles Smith, 69, Moreland Street | For selling milk from which 19.6 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Fined £1 and £1 3s. costs | |
| Sept. 17th | John Herbert Jenkins, 230, St. John Street | For selling milk from which 6 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Ordered to pay £1 3s. costs. | |
| Oct. 15th | Alphonso Bonito, 81, Whitecross Street | For selling milk from which 7 per cent. of its fat had been abstracted | Fined 10s. and 12s. 6d. costs | |
| ,, 23rd | Anna Lloyd, 231, Goswell Road | For selling cocoa adulterated with 15 per cent. of sugar and 15 per cent. of foreign starch | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs | |
| Nov. 5th | John Herbert Jenkins, 230, St. John Street | For selling milk from which 5 per cent. of its fat bad been abstracted | Fined £2 and 12s. 6d. costs | |
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area
covered by water). 586.6
Total population at all ages 87,976
Total families or separate occupiers, 21,278
Average number of persons per occupancy, 413.
At Census of 1911.