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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Particulars as to formal samples analysed, and proceedings taken, under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, during 1914 (Borough), together with the yearly averages for the two decennia, 1891-1900 (Parish) and 1901-10 (Borough).
| Year. | No. of Samples analysed. | No. of Samples adulterated. | Percentage of Samples adulterated. | No. of Summonses issued. | No. of Convictions. | Penalties. | Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| 1914 | 801 | 73 | 9.1 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | 0 |
| 1910 | 1800 | 70 | 3.9 | 49 | 33 | 66 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 6 |
| 1909 | 1800 | 88 | 4.9 | 76 | 59 | 86 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 8 |
| 1908 | 1800 | 153 | 8.5 | 109 | 76 | 88 | 4 | 6 | 72 | 11 | 7 |
| 1907 | 1800 | 154 | 8.6 | 110 | 79 | 118 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 16 | 0 |
| 1906 | 1500 | 69 | 4.6 | 38 | 35 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7 |
| 1905 | 1200 | 57 | 4.7 | 41 | 30 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 1904 | 1200 | 79 | 6.6 | 66 | 43 | 80 | 19 | 6 | 39 | 17 | 6 |
| 1903 | 1010 | 97 | 9.6 | 66 | 60 | 71 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 17 | 0 |
| 1902 | 704 | 51 | 7.2 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 |
| 1901 | 710 | 73 | 10.3 | 62 | 51 | 114 | 15 | 0 | 33 | 14 | 0 |
| Average of 10 years, 1901-1910 (Borough) | 1352.4 | 89.1 | 6.6 | 63.8 | 48.5 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 16 | 6 |
| Average of 10 years, 1891-1900 (Parish) | 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 work from August, 1892,
to November, 1897.
N.B.—During 1914, in addition to the 801 formal, 1040 informal samples were taken, and, of the informal samples, 164 (i.e.,
15.8 per cent.) were declared by the Analyst to be adulterated.