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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
Hampstead 1907
Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health
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The following table shows the articles of which samples were taken during the year, and the number found to be adulterated or of low quality :—
| Article. | No. Taken. | Adulterated. | Low Quality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Pudding | 1 | — | — |
| Bread | 2 | — | — |
| Butter | 45 | 1 | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 4 | — | — |
| Cheese | 10 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 4 | — | — |
| Coffee | 8 | — | — |
| Cream | 6 | 4 | — |
| Flour | 3 | — | — |
| Glycerine | 2 | — | — |
| Iodine, Liniment of | 2 | — | — |
| Lard | 8 | — | — |
| Margarine | 1 | — | — |
| Milk | 274 | 21 | 6 |
| Mustard | 1 | — | — |
| Paregoric | 2 | — | — |
| Paregoric Drops | 2 | — | — |
| Pepper | 1 | — | — |
| Pork Pies | 6 | 5 | — |
| Sausages, Pork | 3 | 1 | — |
| Sausages, Beef | 4 | 2 | — |
| Saveloys | 2 | 2 | — |
| Sulphur, Flowers of | 2 | — | — |
| Sulphur, Milk of | 2 | — | — |
| Sweets | 2 | — | — |
| Tartar, Cream of | 4 | — | — |
| Tartaric Acid | 4 | — | — |
| Tea | 2 | — | — |
| Totals | 407 | 36 | 6 |
The following Table shows the number of samples analysed during each year, from 1901 to 1907, the number and percentage of the adulterated samples, and the fines and costs recovered in legal proceedings.
| Year. | Samples analysed. | Number adulterated. | Percentage adulterated. | Fines and costs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 306 | 6 | 1·9 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| 1902 | 315 | 15 | 4·7 | 42 | 7 | 6 |
| 1903 | 366 | 14 | 3·8 | 37 | 3 | 0 |
| 1904 | 406 | 8 | 1·9 | 35 | 8 | 6 |
| 1905 | 414 | 8 | 1·9 | 33 | 15 | 0 |
| 1906 | 413 | 20 | 4·8 | 50 | 8 | 6 |
| 1907 | 407 | 36 | 8·8 | 49 | 18 | 6 |