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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

Hampstead 1909

Report for the year 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: The premises inspected during the year, together with the nature of the business carried on, were as follows:—

The premises inspected during the year, together with the nature of the business carried on, were as follows:—

Butchers and Pork Butchers59
Confectioners61
Grocers74
Provision and Cheesemongers46
Greengrocers and Fruiterers62
Fishmongers27
Fried Fish Shops10
General Shops22
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682 Inspections were made of these premises during the year and
68 Notices were served.
Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
The number of samples taken for analysis under the Sale of Food
and Drugs Acts during the year was 506, and the number certified by
the Public Analyst to be adulterated was 20, or 3.9 per cent. of the total
number. The corresponding percentage in 1908 was 3.5; in 1907 it was
8.8. In addition, 19 samples were certified to be of low quality.
426 samples were purchased from Hampstead tradesmen, and 80
from persons residing without, but trading within the Borough. The
percentages of adulterated samples in these two classes were 3.05 and 8.7
respectively.
22 samples were taken on Hampstead Heath on Bank Holidays, and
of these 7, or 31.8 per cent. were adulterated, and one was of poor quality.
35 samples were taken on Sundays; one of this number was found
to be adulterated, and three were of low quality.