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Finsbury 1910

Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1910

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MILK ANALYSIS IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGHS.1909.

Metropolitan Boroughs.No. of Milks Examined.No. found to be Adulterated.Percentage ofAdulteration.
Shoreditch2984916.5
St. Pancras4015513.7
Stepney89811813.1
Deptford2192712.3
Westminster(City)101311611.4
Holborn2212310.4
Greenwich182189.9
Poplar171179.9
Hackney502489.5
Stoke Newington7479.5
Battersea677649.4
Finsbury370338.9
Lambeth741648.6
Paddington313278.6
Kensington266228.3
Hammersmith238197.9
Fulham432847.8
Bethnal Green429337.7
Wandsworth545407.5
Bermondsey779546.9
Islington613426.8
Camberwell476316.5
Chelsea176105.7
St. Marylebone417235.5
Southwark967525.4
Lewisham244135.3
London (City)532254.7
Woolwich357133.3
Hampstead340102.9
Whole of London12,8911,0878.4

It will be noticed that with regard to the percentage of adulteration
estimated on the whole number of milk samples in each
borough, Finsbury is twelfth on the list.
Warranty Defence.—In London, this is chiefly used in
connection with milk cases. In 1910, the warranty was put in as