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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This table is based upon an examination of the milk of all milksellers
in the Borough, without any exception. Occasionally, by
arrangement or by accident, some vendors are sampled twice or
thrice in the year, and others, perhaps, only once. But the methods
adopted are such as work automatically and cover the whole
trade, the large dealer and the small dealer, without partiality.*
* During the existence of the Borough Council (1901-1904) there have been prosecutions for milk adulterations resulting in convictions and penalties as follows:—
| Year. | No. of Convictions. | Fines amounting to. | Costs amounting to. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 32 | £44 17 6 | £17 12 6 |
| 1902 | 23 | £33 5 0 | £33 7 0 |
| 1903 | 26 | £68 0 0 | £22 8 0 |
| 1904 | 20 | £40 0 0 | £16 4 0 |
| Totals for the 4 years | 101 | £ 186 2 6 | £89 11 6 |
Total for Fines and Costs = £275 14s. od.