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 Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Table CXVI.
Years. | No. of Samples Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1891 | 368 | 345 | 23 | 6.2 |
1892 | 367 | 302 | 65 | 17.7 |
1893 | 378 | 327 | 51 | 13.5 |
1894 | 411 | 350 | 6l | 14.8 |
1895 | 825 | 697 | 128 | 15.5 |
1896 | 825 | 699 | 126 | 15.3 |
1897 | 863 | 765 | 98 | 11.3 |
1898 | 875 | 784 | 91 | 10.4 |
1899 | 899 | 820 | 79 | 8.8 |
1900 | 925 | 798 | 127 | 13.7 |
1901 | 942 | 800 | 142 | |
1902 | 932 | 796 | 136 | 14.6 |
1903 | 1,016 | 898 | 118 | 11.6 |
1904 | 1,204 | 1,101 | 103 | 8.5 |
1905 | 1,200 | 1,101 | 99 | 8.2 |
1906 | 1,190 | 1,079 | 111 | 9.3 |
1907 | 1,213 | 1,131 | 82 | 6.7 |
1908 | 1,200 | 1,058 | 142 | 11.8 |
1909 | 1,201 | 1,060 | 141 | 11.7 |
1910 | 1,204 | 1,076 | 128 | 10.6 |
1911 | 1,200 | 1,105 | 95 | 7.9 |
Totals | 19,238 | 17,092 | 2,146 | 11.1 |
The Public Analyst, in his several quarterly reports during the year, reported against the articles examined as follows:—
Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st Quarter | 306 | 286 | 20 | 6.5 |
2nd „ | 297 | 272 | 25 | 8.4 |
3^ | 305 | 278 | 27 | 8.9 |
4th „ | 299 | 274 | 25 | 8.4 |
The Year | 1,207 | 1,110 | 97 | 8.0 |
Milk, Butter and Oleaginous Foods.— 906 samples of these foods,
which are set out in the Table given below, were analysed by the Public