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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
Lambeth 1909
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1909
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Expenses of carrying out the Food and Drugs Act.
The total expenses connected with the carrying out of the
Food and Drugs Acts in Lambeth Borough during 1909
amounted to £,77 1s. 4d., and' are made up as follow: —
£28 8s. 3d. for samples, £22 10s. Od. for assistant, £4 13s.
for witnesses, ,£16 12s. l1d. for travelling expenses (including
£6 17s. 6d. for cabs) and £4 17s. 2d. for sundries.
The salary of the Food and Drugs Inspector (£.120, rising
by £,10 annual increases to £200), and the costs of the
summonses (£9), are not included.
For comparison, the total expenses during the past few years are tabulated as follows:—
| Year. | Total Expenses. | Numbers of Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1903 | 81 | 0 | 5 | 1010 |
| 1904 | 89 | 19 | 10 | 1200 |
| 1905 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 1200 |
| 1906 | 98 | 9 | 2 | 1500 |
| 1907 | 55 | 4 | 1* | 1800 |
| 1908 | 84 | 14 | 6 | 1800 |
| 1909 | 77 | 1 | 4 | 1800 |
II. Water
No samples of water were officially examined chemically
during 1909.
* Work done by District Inspectors and Female Inspe tors during
9 months illness ot the Food and Drugs Inspector (Perrin).