London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of Westminster 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table B.
| Town. | Total Samples. | Milk Samples. | Town. | Total Samples. | Milk Samples. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 24.9 | 8.9 | Bristol | 22.4 | 8.2 |
| Liverpool | 26.0 | 13.9 | Sheffield | 19.4 | 11.3 |
| Manchester | 33.1 | 17.9 | Nottingham | 20.1 | 6.6 |
| Bradford | 16.6 | 4.0 | Salford | 33.0 | 13.5 |
| West Ham | 37.9 | 21.9 | Leicester | 19.9 | 9.6 |
| Leeds | 12.2 | 8.8 | Newcastle | 9.2 | 1.9 |
| Hull | 26.8 | 7.1 |
London, therefore, in point of number of samples purchased during
1902, was not exceeded by any of the large towns referred to in
respect of total samples, and only by West Ham in respect of milk
samples.
"The following table shows in proportion to population the number
of samples purchased in each of the Metropolitan Boroughs, both total
and milk:—
Table C.
| Borough. | Total Samples per 10,000 Population. | Milk Samples per 10,000 Population. | Borough. | Total Samples per 10,000 Population. | Milk Samples per 10,000 Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 30.7 | 9.2 | Lambeth | 23.1 | 10.2 |
| Bermondsey | 58.3 | 29.9 | Lewisham | 34.6 | 17.4 |
| Bethnal Green | 30.2 | 15.8 | London, City of | 488.3 | 236.3 |
| Camberwell | 30.8 | 12.1 | Paddington | 36.5 | 22.1 |
| Chelsea | 23.2 | 12.7 | Poplar | 21.8 | 8.9 |
| Deptford | 26.9 | 14.1 | St. Marylebone | 42.8 | 15.3 |
| Finsbury | 55.3 | 27.3 | St. Pancras | 21.5 | 11.1 |
| Fulham | 24.7 | 10.3 | Shoreditch | 23.8 | 13.0 |
| Greenwich | 21.5 | 13.7 | Southwark | 93.6 | 51.1 |
| Hackney | 27.0 | 14.0 | Stepney | 39.5 | 18.3 |
| Hammersmith | 34.8 | 12.2 | Stoke Newington | 22.8 | 8.5 |
| Hampstead | 37.6 | 8.0 | Wandsworth | 24.2 | 8.9 |
| Holborn | 68.7 | 30.2 | Westminster, City of | 99.7 | 31.7 |
| Islngton | 27.6 | 17.4 | Woolwich | 42.5 | 31.3 |
| Kensington | 28.2 | 11.6 | London, County of | 39.4 | 18.4 |
"Of total samples the average of the County of London was for last
year 39.4 per 10,000. The City of London heads the list with 488.3,
and is followed by the City of Westminster with 99.7. The two boroughs
with the lowest proportions are St, Pancras and Greenwich, with 21.5
each. Of milk samples, the highest proportions were 236.3 in the City
of London and 51.1 in Southwark, and the lowest 8.0 in Hampstead
and 8.5 in Stoke Newington.
"The proportion of total and milk samples found to be adulterated
in London was as follows:—