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6. The revised Regulations for Dairies and Milkshops, which came into
force in September, 1903, have been found in practice to work with good
results, and it is satisfactory to find that purveyors of milk throughout the
City are co-operating in their proper observance.
7. The severe criticism of Municipal Bodies by the President of the
Local Government Board on 11th June, 1903, when he is reported to have
stated in the House of Commons that in the administration of the Adulteration
Acts " there had undoubtedly been a want of activity in London, and
"his business was to urge the Municipal Authorities in London to do their
"work properly," cannot apply to the Corporation of London.
Both in 1902 and 1903 one sample was examined for every 21 persons
resident in the City.
In 1902 the proportion in the Metropolis and England and Wales was 1 in
252 and 1 in 450 respectively. The figures for 1903 are not yet obtainable.
From a return presented to the London County Council in December, 1903,
we learn that in London in the previous year 18.4 milk samples were taken to
each 10,000 of the population, whereas in the City 236.3 samples were
examined for every 10,000 of the inhabitants. From the same return we
find that in 1902 the percentage of adulterated milk samples was 15.6 in
London, against 13.2 in the City, and this latter figure was further reduced
to 11.6 in 1903.
AREA.
The City of London Registration District comprises an area of 672.7 acres
(excluding tidal water and foreshore), or 1.051 square miles, equal to a
square of 1.0252 miles to a side.
The area of "Registration London" is 74,839 acres (excluding tidal water
and foreshore), or 116.9 square miles, equal to a square of 10.81 miles to a
side.
DENSITY (1903).
City of London, Registration District, at night 37.1 persons to an acre.
„ „ „ „ during the day *533.5 „ „
Registration London, at night 60.6 „ ,,
„ „ during the day not known. No Imperial Day Census has yet been
taken.
ANNUAL RATEABLE VALUE.
The assessed rateable annual value of property within the administrative
county of London was £40,625,245 in 1903—whilst the corresponding
rateable value of property in the City of London, including Temples, was
£4,962,862 in 1903, or nearly one-eighth of the whole County.
*This figure refers only to persons "actively engaged in the City during the daytime." The actual
number of persons visiting the City daily is probably nearly 1,500,000.