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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 1908
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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As showing the position of Finsbury in this matter, in relation to the other Metropolitan Boroughs, the following figures, taken from the Annual Report of the Local Government Board for 1907-1908, are of interest:—
MILK ANALYSIS IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS. 1907.
| Metropolitan Boroughs. | No. of milks examined. | No. found to be adulterated. | Percentage of adulterations. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoreditch | 331 | 77 | 23.2 |
| St. Pancras | 400 | 82 | 20.5 |
| Stepney | 824 | 158 | 19.2 |
| Hackney | 582 | 88 | 15.1 |
| Westminster, City | 885 | 132 | 14.9 |
| Holborn | 199 | 29 | 14.5 |
| Paddington | 367 | 52 | 14.2 |
| Bermondsey | 717 | 96 | 13.4 |
| Lambeth | 832 | 100 | 12.0 |
| Finsbury | 329 | 38 | 11.5 |
| Hammersmith | 283 | 32 | 11.3 |
| London as a whole | 12646 | 1402 | 11.1 |
| Fulham | 265 | 29 | 10.9 |
| Wandsworth | 501 | 55 | 10.9 |
| Battersea | 853 | 85 | 9.9 |
| Hampstead | 280 | 25 | 8.9 |
| London, City | 472 | 40 | 8.4 |
| St. Marylebone | 465 | 39 | 8.4 |
| Stoke Newington | 75 | 6 | 8.0 |
| Poplar | 152 | 11 | 7.2 |
| Camberwell | 421 | 29 | 6.9 |
| Southwark | 972 | 67 | 6.8 |
| Islington | 603 | 40 | 6.6 |
| Lewisham | 294 | 19 | 6.4 |
| Chelsea | 192 | 10 | 5.2 |
| Bethnal Green | 399 | 21 | 5.2 |
| Woolwich | 355 | 17 | 4.8 |
| Kensington | 257 | 12 | 4.6 |
| Greenwich | 196 | 9 | 4.5 |
| Deptford | 145 | 4 | 2.7 |
ICE CREAM.
There are in the Borough 75 shops in which ice-cream is sold.
These are registered in accordance with the system of registration
inaugurated in 1901.