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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 1911
Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911
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During the year 22 prosecutions were instituted for milk
adulteration : there were 18 convictions. The warranty defence
was successfully pleaded in four instances. From 1901 to 1911,
and including both years, there have been 184 convictions in milk
cases. The fines have amounted to £370 4s. 0d., the costs to
£159 6s. 0d. The following table compares the milk vigilance
of Finsbury with that of the other London boroughs.
| Borough. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 651 | 59 | 9.0 |
| Bermondsey | 774 | 76 | 9.8 |
| Bethnal Green | 382 | 29 | 7.5 |
| Camberwell | 509 | 29 | 5.6 |
| Chelsea | 147 | 3 | 2.0 |
| Deptford | 272 | 31 | 11.39 |
| Fulham | 295 | 36 | 12.2 |
| Greenwich | 191 | 23 | 12.0 |
| Hackney | 471 | 52 | 11.0 |
| Hammersmith | 231 | 31 | 13.4 |
| Hampstead | 310 | 11 | 3.5 |
| Holborn | 229 | 21 | 9.1 |
| Islington | 632 | 58 | 9.1 |
| Kensington | 276 | 34 | 12.3 |
| Lambeth | 661 | 50 | 7.5 |
| Lewisham | 296 | 18 | 6.0 |
| London (City of) | 526 | 33 | 6.2 |
| Paddington | 337 | 31 | 9.1 |
| Poplar | 178 | 9 | 5.0 |
| St. Marylebone | 577 | 50 | 8.6 |
| St. Pancras | 397 | 53 | 13.3 |
| Shoreditch | 848 | 90 | 25.8 |
| Southwark | 953 | 78 | 8.1 |
| Stepney | 900 | 130 | 14.4 |
| Stoke Newington | 77 | 8 | 10.3 |
| Wandsworth | 586 | 45 | 7.6 |
| Westminster(City of) | 1009 | 131 | 12.9 |
| Woolwich | 318 | 15 | 4.7 |
| 12,887 | 1,276 | 9.9 |