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 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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MILK
| Quarter of the year. | No of Samples taken. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | No. of Prosecutions Instituted. | Fines and Costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 66 | 4 | 6.0 | 1 | s. | d. | |
| 28 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2nd | 102 | 18 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
| 3rd | 74 | 10 | 13.5 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| 4th | 87 | 6 | 6.9 | 5 | 21 | 11 | 0 |
| Total for year | 339 | 38 | 11.5 | 17 | £64 | 14 | 0 |
The comparative figures for 1906 (the most recent obtainable) work out as follows:—
| 1906. | Percentage of Milk Adulteration. |
|---|---|
| Borough of Finsbury | 13.5 |
| London | I3.2 |
| Twenty largest towns of England and Wales | 12.3 |
| The remainder of England and Wales | 12.1 |
The percentage of adulteration for every five years since 1877 for England and Wales may also be added for comparative purposes.
| MILK | No. of Samples in 1906. | Percentage of Adulteration in | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examined. | Found Adulterated. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. | 1903. | 1902. | Quinquennium. | ||||||
| 42,335 | 5,280 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 16.7 | 21.1 | |