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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
Bethnal Green 1912
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1912 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX E. (3).
FOODS AND DRUGS.
Table showing percentage adulteration for Decennial Period !902—1911, compared with 1912 :—
| Year. | No. of Samples Taken. | No of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated tramples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 326 | 62 | 19.0 | ||
| 1903 | 396 | 57 | 14.4 | ||
| 1904 | 485 | 64 | 13.2 | ||
| 1905 | 609 | 79 | 12.9 | ||
| 1906 | 656 | 75 | 11.4 | ||
| 1907 | 671 | 87 | 12.9 | ||
| 1908 | 682 | 45 | 6.6 | ||
| 1909 | 617 | 52 | 8.4 | ||
| 1910 | 642 | 53 | 8.2 | ||
| 1911 | 646 | 62 | 9.6 | ||
| Decennial average percentage adulteration | 11.66 | ||||
| 1912 | 632 | 57 | 9.0 | ||