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Battersea 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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have had the effect of inducing some of the worse of these
scoundrels to practise their dishonest methods elsewhere than
in Battersea. Although the number of samples taken has
been considerably increased, Inspector Chuter's detective skill
has exposed a much higher percentage of adulterated samples
than was secured in any previous year. The following is a
statement of the adulteration detected in the last seven
years. The whole of the samples in 1904, and about one-half
of those in 1903, were taken by Inspector Chuter.
Year.
No. of
Samples taken.
No. of
Adulterated
Samples.
Percentage of
Adulterated
Samples.
1898 357 44 12-32
1899 506 56 ii-O6
1900 514 46 8-92
1901 474 35 7-38
1902 500 52 10-40
1903 500 67 13-40
1904 700 107 15-28