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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 1906
Seventh annual report year ended 31st March 1907
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For convenience of comparison, Table III. has been arranged to show the total number of samples examined in each year since 1886-7, together with the percentage of Genuine, 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. (taken officially.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886-7 | 160 | 83•75 | 16•25 | |
| 1887-8 | 183 | 91•90 | 8•10 | |
| 1888-9 | 196 | 74•5° | Ie•24 | 13•26 |
| 1889-0 | 186 | 77•97 | 11•82 | IO•21 |
| 1890-1 | 184 | 76•70 | 8•70 | 14•67 |
| 1891-2 | 204 | 74•52 | 15•19 | 10•29 |
| 1892-3 | 250 | 82•00 | 5•20 | 12•8O |
| 1893-4 | 234 | 80•34 | 7•69 | 11•97 |
| 1894-5 | 254 | 85•82 | 7•87 | 6•30 |
| I895-6 | 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 |
| I901_2 | 360 | 8472 | 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•4° | 9•5° | 9•80 |
| 1906-7 | 607 | 62•27 | 17•63 | 14•30 |
Including the unofficial samples taken for iform
ation the percentage of adulteration would be this
year 2o'I and last year 151. The average percentage
for the whole Metropolis as given in the last Local
Government Board Report, namely that for 1905,
is 102.