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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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Particulars as to samples analysed, and proceedings taken, during 1909 (Borough), and during the ten years 1891-1900 (Parish).
| Year. | No. of Samples analysed. | No. of Samples adulterated. | Percentage of Samples adulterated, | No. of Summonses issued. | No. of Convictions. | Penalties. | Costs. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borough Council. | 1909 | 1800 | 88 | 4•9 | 761 | 59 | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. |
| 86 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 8 | |||||||
| Late Vestry. | 1900 | 603 | 73 | 12•1 | 57 | 52 | 104 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 6 |
| 1899 | 600 | 65 | 10•8 | 52 | 49 | 76 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 6 | |
| 1898 | 602 | 74 | 12•3 | 57 | 54 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1897 | 546 | 41 | 7•5 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1896 | 549 | 66 | 12•02 | 66 | 60 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 6 | |
| 1895 | 500 | 87 | 17•4 | 64 | 62 | 149 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 0 | |
| 1894 | 495 | 107 | 21•6 | 81 | 79 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 0 | |
| 1893 | 498 | 120 | 24•09 | 79 | 79 | 207 | 17 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 0 | |
| 1892 | 332 | 65 | 19•5 | 43 | 43 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1891 | 292 | 48 | 16•4 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | |
| Average of 10 years, 1891—1900. | 501•7 | 74•6 | 15•1 | 53•1 | 52•5 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 0 | 3 | |
Inspector Perrin commenced his duties on February 21st, 1898, vice Inspector Wiggs, who did the woik
from August, 1892 to November, 1897.
* 11 Summonses were dismissed, 1 was adjourned sine die. and 5 were withdrawn, during 1909.