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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 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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| District. | No. of Samples per 1,000 of the population. | Percentage of the Samples Adulterated | District. | No. of Samples per 1,000 ol the population. | Percentage of the Samples Adulterated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battersea | 0.93 | 17.83 | Lambeth | 1.03 | 7.74 |
| Bermondsey | 2.97 | 7.97 | Lewisham | 1.81 | 19.91 |
| Bethnal Green | 1.58 | 16.10 | London, City | 22.47 | 18.22 |
| Camberwell | 1.23 | 12.26 | Paddington | 2.22 | 10 94 |
| Chelsea | 1.27 | 11.70 | Poplar | 0.89 | 22.52 |
| Deptford | 1.42 | 10.19 | St. Marylebone | 1.52 | 6 93 |
| Finsbury | 2 70 | 21.17 | St. Pan eras | 1.11 | 32.06 |
| Fulbam | 1.08 | 1419 | Shoreditch | 1.30 | 29.87 |
| Greenwich | 1.40 | 17.16 | Southwark | 5.13 | 16.08 |
| Hackney | 1.41 | 33.23 | Stepney | 1.84 | 30.36 |
| Hammersmith | 1.24 | 5.04 | Stoke Newington | 0.86 | 18.18 |
| Hampstead | 0.82 | 4.48 | Wandsworth | 0.93 | 10.70 |
| Holborn | 2.98 | 15.82 | Westminster, City | 3.14 | 14.98 |
| Islington | 1.75 | 9.37 | Woolwich | 3.19 | 4.81 |
| Kensington | 117 | 11.17 |
Shotting number oj samples of Butter submitted in the Four-Quarters of the years 1902-3.
| Quarter. | No. of Samples. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | 1902 | 1903 | |
| First | 44 | 22 | 9 | — | 20.45 | — |
| Second | 63 | 13 | 4 | — | 6.35 | — |
| Third | 26 | 15 | 1 | — | 3.85 | — |
| Fourth | 16 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 6.25 | 7.69 |
| Total for year | 149 | 76 | 15 | 2 | 10.07 | 2.63 |