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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
Islington 1899
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1899]
214
SUMMARY OF SUMMONSES.—Year ending 30th
December, 1899.
Prosecutions.
Successful.
Dismissed.
Withdrawn.
" Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875-9 "
56
54
...
2
" Public Health (London) Act, 1891 "
91
60
7
*24
" Margarine Act, 1887 "
11
9
...
2
Total
158
123
7
28
* Included in this total are 19 which were withdrawn as the work had been
satisfactorily carried out.
PAUPERISM IN ISLINGTON.
In my reports for the several quarters I gave a return of the
state of pauperism in the parish for each week of the year. I now
append a statement showing the average number of indoor and
outdoor paupers relieved during the year and during the preceding
four years.
In was
1985 the average weekly number of paupers (in and out door) 6,291
1896 „ „ „ „ 6,436
1897 „ „ „ „ 6,486
1898 „ „ „ „ 6,635
1899 „ „ „ „ 6,854
From these figures it appears that the weekly average number
of paupers, in or out door, was 392 in excess of the average of the
four preceding years.