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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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Table: Table CIX.Showing the State of Pauperism in the Parish during the years 1896-99.

Table CIX.Showing the State of Pauperism in the Parish during the years 1896-99.

Years. 1Average Number Relieved during each week.
Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. 2Outdoor Paupers.Totals Outdoor. 5Totals. All paupers relieved, cols. 2 & 5. 6Vagrants Relieved. 7Children Boarded out. 8Death-rates. 9
Adults. 3Children under 16-4
18962,9122,2151,3093,5246,4362411717.09
18972,9512,2501,2853,5356,4862510815.80
18983,1682,2241,2433,4676,6352711616.53
18993.3512,2371,2663,5036,8541613118.04

Table: Table CX.Showing the State of Pauperism in the Parish during the year 1899.

Table CX.Showing the State of Pauperism in the Parish during the year 1899.

Quarters. 1Average Number Relieved during each week.
Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. 2Outdoor Paupers.Totals. 5Totals corresponding quarter, 1898. 6Vagrants Relieved. 7Children Boarded out. 8Death-rates. 9
Adults. 3Children under 16. 4
1st Qr.3,4552,2941,3067,0556,6862112919.28
2nd „3,2542,1991,2616,6536.4831413214.69
3rd „3,2152,2101,2706,6946,5031312918.03
4th3,4802,2441,2286,9526,8331513520.17
The Year3,3512,2371,2666,8386,8541613118.04

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THE ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
During the year 899 samples of food and drugs were bought or
procured for analysis under the provisions of the Sale of Food and
Drugs Acts. This was the largest number hitherto analysed in
a year in Islington. Of these foods and drugs 820 were genuine
and 79, or 879 per cent., adulterated.