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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 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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Shewing percentage of different adulterated Samples during 1904 (Borough), and in ten years 1891-1900 (Parish).
| Year. | Milk. | Butter. | Coffee. | Bread and Flour. | Cocoa and Chocolate. | Cheese and Lard. | Other Groceries. | Sundries. | Spirits. | Brandy. | Gin. | Rum. | Whisky. | Ale and Porter. | Wines. | Aerated Waters. | Drugs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boro' Council | 1904 | 10.1 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
| Late Vestry. | 1900 | 14.2 | 11.0 | 17.8 | — | — | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 |
| 1899 | 10.9 | 14.5 | 6.9 | — | — | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 21.4 | 33.3 | — | 0.0 | 20.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1898 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.3 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | — | 0.0 | 50.0 | 5.9 | — | — | — | 18.8 | |
| 1897 | 10.5 | 7.3 | 3.03 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 11.1 | 17.7 | — | 25.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 14.3 | |
| 1896 | 11.06 | 17.7 | 15.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.9 | |
| 1895 | 21.05 | 14.7 | 26.4 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.6 | 16.0 | — | 12.5 | 25.0 | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | |
| 1894 | 27.6 | 22.4 | 30.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 1893 | 30.4 | 35.04 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | — | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 1892 | 31.3 | 36.4 | 18.4 | — | 66.7 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | — | — | 0.0 | |
| 1891 | 47.8 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.0 | — | — | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
0 0 means that all samples were reported to be genuine and unadulterated. — means that no samples were taken during the year.