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 1904
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops
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The following Table shows the results obtained during the last ten years:—
| No of Samples Analysed. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Added Water. | Percentage of Watered Milks in Samples Analysed. | Removal of Fat. | Percentage of Milks with fat removed on Samples Analysed. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Adulterated Samples. | Under 5% | 5% or over. | 10% or over. | 15% or over. | 20% or over. | Under 5% | 5% or over. | 10% or over. | 15% or over. | 20% or over. | |||||
| 1895 | 121 | 36 | 29.7 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20.7 | 1 | l | 2 | — | 7 | 9.0 |
| 1896 | 235 | 74 | 31.5 | 8 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 22.6 | - | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8.9 |
| 1897 | 187 | 46 | 24.6 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 19.3 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 1898 | 197 | 42 | 21.3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 17.3 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4.0 |
| 1899 | 205 | 55 | 26.8 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 21.5 | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 1900 | 228 | 36 | 15.8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12.8 | - | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 |
| 1901 | 251 | 56 | 22.3 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14.7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7.6 |
| 1902 | 269 | 53 | 19.7 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14.2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 1903 | 348 | 58 | 16.7 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13.5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -- | - | 3.2 |
| 1904 | 346 | 48* | 13.9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 |
* This figure includes 6 samples of milk which were adulterated with preservatives.