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

Bethnal Green 1908

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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Table: TABLE VIII. Fried fish and Mussels as articles of Diet.

TABLE VIII. Fried fish and Mussels as articles of Diet.

No. of houses whence information has been obtained36
„ families do. do.67
„ Adults who are said to have eaten mussels35
„ do. do. not to have do.120
„ Children do. to have do.7
„ do. do. not to have do.121
Total number of persons283
Percentage of adults who have eaten mussels 22½ per cent.
do. Children do. do. 5½ do.
do. Adults and children do. 14¾ do.
No. of adults who are said to have eaten fried fish120
„ do. do. not to have do.35
„ Children do. to have do.59
„ do. do. not to have do.62
Total number of persons283
Percentage of adults who have eaten fish 77 per cent.
do. Children do. 46 do.
do. Adults and Children 63 do.