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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
Holborn 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Date. | Premises. | Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 August 8 | 9, Cursitor Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 6 6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 20s and 12s. 6d. costs |
| " " " | 163, Drury Lane | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 36.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 40s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| „ 28 | 76, Red Lion Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 11.6 per cent. | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| September 12 | 71, do. | Selling milk adulterated with 4 6 per cent, of added water | Warranty proved. Summons dismissed |
| October 25 ... | 9, Hand Court | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 17.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 15s. and 12s. 6d. costs |
| 18, Little James Street | Selling milk adulterated by the extraction of fat to the extent of at least 12.6 per cent. | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. 6d. costs | |
| November 15 | 19, Eyre Street Hill | Selling milk adulterated with 7.8 per cent, of added water | Defendant convicted and ordered to pay 12s. 6d. costs |
| " " | Do. | Selling butter containing 0.75 per cent, of boric acid | Warranty pleaded. Summuns withdrawn |
| December 19 | 73, Clerkenwell Road | Selling milk adulterated with 7.4 per cent, of added water | Defendant convicted and fined 20s. and 12s. fid. costs |
| Mean of— | Mean of A and B | Difference from Average | Totall Possibal | Totall observed | Difference from Average | Number of fall | Totall of days | Difference from Average | ||
| Minuium | Maximum | |||||||||
| hrs. | hrs. | hrs. | ins. | ins. | ||||||
| January ...... | 32-4 | 43-6 | 38-0 | - 0-5 | 259 | 49-1 | + 17-1 | 8 | 1-00 | - 0-99 |
| February ...... | 37-9 | 46-8 | 42-3 | + 2-8 | 277 | 67 4 | + 13-6 | 13 | 0-72 | - 0-76 |
| March ...... | 38-2 | 52-6 | 45-4 | + 3-7 | 366 | 121-7 | + 29-4 | 22 | 3-56 | + 2-10 |
| April ...... | 39-8 | 54-7 | 47-3 | 414 | 96-7 | - 49-6 | 17 | 1-70 | + 0-04 | |
| May... | 43-4 | 64-5 | 53-9 | + 0-8 | 481 | 234-7 | + 54-1 | 8 | 1-33 | - 0-67 |
| June | 51-7 | 68-8 | 60-2 | + 0-8 | 495 | 153-2 | - 35-4 | 18 | 4-32 | + 2-30 |
| July ...... | 56-4 | 77'5 | 66-9 | + 4'5 | 498 | 226-5 | + 30-2 | 8 | 0-92 | - 1-55 |
| August | 52-0 | 71-0 | 61-5 | - 01 | 451. | 192-3 | + 4-5 | 13 | 2 54 | + 0-19 |
| September...... | 49-2 | 64-0 | 56-6 | - 0-6 | 379 | 110-6 | - 33-5 | 13 | 2-31 | + 0-06 |
| October | 38-2 | 52-4 | 453 | - 4-7 | 330 | 90-1 | - 0-4 | 15 | 0-91 | - 1-90 |
| November...... | 35-3 | 47-2 | 41-2 | - 2-0 | 266 | 54-6 | + 14-3 | 18 | 3-12 | + 0-85 |
| December...... | 35-7 | 44-6 | 40-1 | + 0-4 | 244 | 23-3 | - 4-3 | 8 | 0-60 | - 1-17 |
| Year | 42-5 | 57-3 | 49-9 | + 0-8 | 4,460 | 1420-2 | + 40-0 | 161 | 23-03 | - 1-50 |
* The averages used are obtained from observations extending over 50 years for Rain and Temperature.
and 15 years for Sunshine.