London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Lewisham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]
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| Quarter. | No. of Samples.* | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | |
| First | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Second | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Third | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Fourth | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Total for year | — | — | |||||||||||||
* Test samples not included.
| No. | Article. | Result of Analysis. | Observations. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cream. | Sample contained 0 24 per cent. Boric Acid Preservative | Vendor's explanation considered in accordance with the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 |
| 1 | 15 per cent. Chicory | Declared as a mixture on wrapper | |
| 1 | Lime Water | Deficient in Calcium Oxide | Vendor cautioned by direction of the Public Health Committee |
| 1 | Margarine | For selling Margarine in wrapper not printed "Margarine," the vendor was fined 2s. and £1 3s. costs |