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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
Hackney 1908
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1908
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For the Twelve Months ended 31st December, 1908, showing the percentage of Samples found "Genuine " and " Adulterated."
| SAMPLES. | Percentage of Samples found. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. examined. | No. found genuine. | No. adulterated in which 110 action was taken | No. adulterated in which action was taken. | Adulterated. | Genuine., | |
| No. proceedings. | Proceedings taken. | |||||
| 521 | 433 | 2 to 3% 19 | 5 to 6% 2 | 14.0 | 2.9 | 83.1 |
| 3 „ 4% 44 | 6 „ 7% 2 | |||||
| 4 ,, 5% 7 | 8 ,, 9% 2 | |||||
| 5 „ 6% 3 | 9 „ 10% 2 | |||||
| 10 ,, 11% 1 | ||||||
| 11 ,, 12% 1 | ||||||
| 12 „ 13% 1 | ||||||
| 13 „ 14% 2 | ||||||
| Boric acid— 2 | ||||||
| 521 | 433 | 73 | 15 | 14.0 | 2.9 | 83.1 |
The following table shows the relative percentage of adulteration of milk which had been sampled on Sundays compared with milk sampled on week-days during 1908:—
| Week-days. | Sundays. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samples taken | 323 | 198 | 521 |
| ,, adulterated | 50 | 38 | 88 |
| Percentage ,, | 15.4 | 19.1 | 16.9 |
| Proceedings taken | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Percentage of adulterated samples in which proceedings were taken | 24.0 | 7.9 | 17.0 |