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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
Islington 1898
Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1898]
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SUMMARY OF SUMMONSES.—Year ending 31st December, 1898.
| Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| " Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-9 " | ||||
| " Public Health (London) Act, 1891 " | ||||
| " Margarine Act, 1887 " | ||||
| Totals |
* Included in this total are 32 which were withdrawn as the work had been satisfactorily
carried out.
Further particulars of these prosecutions will be given by the Vestry
Clerk in his Annual Report to the Vestry.
PAUPERISM.
In each of the Quarterly Returns a table was given showing the
state of pauperism in the Parish during each week of the several
periods. The following table gives a synopsis of these returns:—
| Quarters. | Average Number Relieved during each week. | Death-rates. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals. | Totals corresponding quarter, 1897. | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | |||
| Adults. | Children Under 16. | |||||||
| IstQrter. | 3,152 | 2,263 | 1,271 | 6,686 | 6,696 | 80 | 105 | 20•21 |
| 2nd „ | 3,044 | 2,198 | 1,227 | 6,469 | 6,298 | 31 | 115 | 14•44 |
| 3rd „ | 3,100 | 2,200 | 1,229 | 6,529 | 6,323 | 22 | 117 | 16•68 |
| 4th „ | 3,375 | 2,235 | 1,244 | 6,854 | 6,605 | 25 | 126 | 14•79 |
| 12,671 | 8,896 | 4,971 | 26,538 | 25,922 | 108 | 463 | 16•53 | |