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
Lambeth 1895
Report on vital and sanitary statistics of the Parish of Lambeth during the year 1895...
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| Year | No. of Samples Analysed | No. of Samples adulterated | Percentage of Samples Adulterated | No. of Summonses issued | No. of Convictions | No. of Cautions | Penalties | Costs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 500 | 87 | 17.4 | 64 | 62 | 23 | 149 | 15 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 0 |
| 1894 | 495 | 107 | 21.6 | 81 | 79 | 26 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 11 | 0 |
| 1893 | 498 | 120 | 24.09 | 79 | 79 | 41 | 207 | 17 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 0 |
| 1892 | 332 | 65 | 19.5 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 66 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 9 | 0 |
| 1891 | 292 | 48 | 16.4 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 1890 | 300 | 40 | 13.3 | 30 | 28 | 10 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 |
| 1889 | 300 | 47 | 15.6 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 6 |
| 1888 | 300 | 35 | 11.6 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 0 |
| 1887 | 300 | 32 | 10.6 | 32 | 32 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 0 |
| 1886 | 297 | 23 | 7.7 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 |
| 1885 | 296 | 42 | 14.2 | 35 | 35 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 6 |
| Average of 10 years 1885—94 | 341 | 55 9 | 16.4 | 39.9 | 39.4 | 16.5 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 8 |