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To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Metropolitan Borough of Finsbury.
His Worship the Mayor: Mr. Alderman James Gibson, j.p.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit herewith the Annual Report
on the Public Health and Sanitary condition of the Borough of
Finsbury for the year 1902. It is drawn up in accordance with
the instructions of the Local Government Board and contains
a record of the work of the Department, as carried out under the
Public Health Committee. The Special Report on the
Small-pox outbreak, required by the Local Government Board,
and the Report on the Factories and Workshops, required by
the Home Office, are incorporated. The Report is arranged, for
convenience, in six sections, as follows:—
A. Vital Statistics.
B. Records of Disease.
C. The Protection or the Food Supply.
D. House Property and Overcrowding.
E. Factories and Workshops.
F. General Sanitary Administration.
I desire to take the opportunity of expressing my grateful
appreciation of the continued support and assistance I have
received from the Chairman (Dr. Evan Jones) and the members
of the Public Health Committee of the Council during what
proved to be an exceptionally responsible and anxious year.
I am glad also to acknowledge the loyal co-operation of the
staff of the Department.
I have the honour to be,
Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
GEORGE NEWMAN,
Public Health Department, Medical Officer of Health.
Town Hall, Rosebery Avenue, E. C.
January 27th, 1903