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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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Table: The Annual Report of the Local Government Board for 1903-1904 gives the returns for London, as follows:—

The Annual Report of the Local Government Board for 1903-1904 gives the returns for London, as follows:—

Metropolitan Borough.No. of milks examined.No. found to be adulterated.Percentage ofadulterations.
St. Pancras2577930.7
Hackney34310029.1
Shoreditch3448424.4
Stepney62614423.0
Finsbury3546418.1
Wandsworth3766517.3
Lewisham2784817.2
Westminster, City6909914.3
Fulham1692414.2
London as a whole9475127613.5
Southwark110914713.2
Poplar1401812.8
London, City5186011.6
Bethnal Green3273711.3
Battersea2172310.6
Holborn3083210.3
Lambeth4945110.3
Camberwell3373410.0
Islington508509.8
Stoke Newington5658.9
Bermondsey390348.7
Paddington250218.4
Woolwich405245.9
Hammersmith13985.7
Kensington193115.7
Hampstead9544.2
Greenwich8233.6
Deptford13942.8
Chelsea10310.9
St. Marylebone22820.9

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There can be no question that more adulteration goes on in
Finsbury than in many other London districts. A high return, as
an exception, might bear another interpretation, but a continuously
high return over 10 years is a fairly reliable indication.