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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 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 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 1903-1912, compared with 1913.
| Year. | No. of Samples taken. | No. of Samples Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated Samples. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1912 | 632 | 57 | 9.0 |
| Decennial average percentage adulteration | 10.66 | ||
| 1913 | 710 | 83 | 11.7 |
The rise in the percentage of adulterated samples is
due to the enquiry into the composition of vinegars.
Largely upon the representations of the London and
County Vinegar Brewers' Association and a report upon
the manufacture and composition of vinegar by an Inspector
of the Local Government Board, the Board stated that