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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
Hammersmith 1905
Sixth annual report year ended 31st March 1906
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For convenience of comparison, Table III. has
been arranged to shew the total number of samples
examined in each year since 1886-7, together with the
percentage of Genuine, Genuine but Inferior, and
Adulterated samples, respectively.
TABLE III.
| Year. | Total number of Samples examined. | Percentage of Genuine Samples. | Percentage of Genuine but Inferior Samples. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886-7 | 160 | 83.75 | 16.25 | |
| 1887-8 | 183 | 91.90 | 8.10 | |
| 1888-9 | 196 | 74.50 | 12.24 | 13.26 |
| 1889-0 | 186 | 77.97 | 11.82 | 10.21 |
| 1890-1 | 184 | 7670 | 8.70 | 14.67 |
| 1891-2 | 204 | 74.52 | 15.19 | 10.29 |
| 1892-3 | 250 | 82.00 | 5.20 | 12.80 |
| 1893-4 | 234 | 80.34 | 7.69 | 11.97 |
| 1894-5 | 254 | 85.82 | 7.87 | 6.30 |
| 1895-6 | 245 | 87.76 | 4.08 | 8.16 |
| 1896-7 | 258 | 87.59 | 7.36 | 5.04 |
| 1897-8 | 235 | 85.96 | 7.66 | 6.38 |
| 1898-9 | 203 | 89.66 | 3.94 | 6.40 |
| 1899-0 | 243 | 84.77 | 7.41 | 7.82 |
| 1900-1 | 316 | 87.03 | 6.96 | 6.01 |
| 1901-2 | 360 | 84.72 | 6.67 | 8.61 |
| 1902-3 | 424 | 87.98 | 6.6o | 5.42 |
| 1903-4 | 411 | 94.40 | 2.68 | 2.92 |
| 1904-5 | 408 | 79.17 | 11.76 | 9.07 |
| 1905-6 | 476 | 75.40 | 9.5o | 15.10 |
This year I have to report an increase in
the number of adulterated samples, the percentage
being considerably in excess of last year, and in fact
greater than for any year since 1890-91. The average
percentage of adulteration for the whole Metropolis as
given in the last Local Government Board Report,
namely that for 1904, is 10.2.