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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
Stepney 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table C shows the number of samples taken by each Inspector and gives
particulars of offences and prosecutions.
Table
| Inspector. | Samples Taken. | Number of Samples. | Number of | Prosecutions. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adulterated. | Other offences. | Adulterations. | Other Offences. | ||
| 93 | 2 | — | |||
| 98 | 3 | ||||
| 32 | — | ||||
| 92 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| 98 | — | - | |||
| 90 | 3 | — | 1 | - | |
| - | - | — | - | ||
| 93 | — | — | — | - | |
| 92 | 2 | — | 2 | - | |
| 2 | — | 2 | - | ||
| 31 | — | 2 | — | - | |
| 93 | 2 | - | |||
| 92 | — | — | - | ||
| 108 | — | - | |||
| — | - | ||||
| 99 | 3 | - | |||
| 34 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 89 | — | — | |||
| 1,583 | 43 | 22 | |||
| - | - | - | - | ||
| 22 | |||||
Included in the above samples are 43 "Appeal to cow" samples, 18
cowshed samples, 46 milk samples for bacteriological examination and 12
samples taken on delivery at Paddington station.
Milk
Not included are samples taken from wholesalers in Stepney at the
request of another Borough.
Details of "other offences " are given on page 85.
942 samples of milk were analysed. Of these 61 samples were taken
specially and are referred to elsewhere. Of the remaining 881 samples, 26
or 3 0 per cent, were adulterated.
Table D shows the number of samples of milk examined and the
percentages of adulteration during the last ten years.
Table
| 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925 | 1926 | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930 | 1931. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838 | ||||||||||
| 2.2 | 3.0 |