Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
First | 126 | 79 | 95 | 87 | 141 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7.14 | 15.19 | 3.16 | 3.4 | 1.41 |
Second | 119 | 147 | 128 | 102 | 136 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4.20 | 8.84 | 4.69 | 5.9 | 6.62 |
Third | 123 | 104 | 131 | 95 | 72 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 94 | 6.73 | 1.53 | 4.2 | 9.72 |
Fourth | 128 | 82 | 115 | 181 | 146 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8.60 | 2.44 | 2.61 | 5.5 | 8.21 |
Total for Year | 496 | 412 | 469 | 465 | 495 | 36 | 34 | 14 | 23 | 30 | 7.26 | 8.25 | 2.99 | 4.95 | 6.06 |
1907-
Quarter. | No. of Samples.* | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | |
First | 55 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 90 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9.09 | 16.98 | 3.57 | 3.6 | 1.2 |
Second | 77 | 100 | 61 | 62 | 94 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6.49 | 12.00 | 9.84 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
Third | 95 | 55 | 78 | 79 | 47 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8.42 | 5.45 | 2.56 | 5.06 | 10. 6 |
Fourth | 61 | 55 | 40 | 86 | 61 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1.64 | — | 2.50 | 5.8 | 8.19 |
Total for Year | 288 | 263 | 235 | 283 | 292 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 6.60 | 9.13 | 4.68 | 5.3 | 6.16 |
* Not including test samples.