Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table L.
Years. | No. of Samples Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1891 | 368 | 345 | 23 | 6.2 |
1892 | 367 | 302 | 65 | 17.7 |
1893 | 378 | 327 | 51 | I3.5 |
1894 | 4II | 35o | 6l | 14.8 |
1895 | 825 | 697 | 128 | 15.5 |
1896 | 825 | 699 | 126 | 15.3 |
1897 | 863 | 765 | 98 | 11.3 |
1898 | 875 | 784 | 91 | 10.4 |
i899 | 899 | 820 | 79 | 8.8 |
1900 | 925 | 798 | 127 | 13.7 |
1901 | 942 | 800 | 142 | 15.51 |
1902 | 932 | 796 | 136 | 14.6 |
1903 | I,Ol6 | 898 | 118 | 11.6 |
1904 | 1,204 | 1,101 | 103 | 8.5 |
1905 | 1,200 | 1,101 | 99 | 8.2 |
1906 | 1,190 | 1,079 | hi | 9.3 |
1907 | 1,213 | 1,131 | 82 | 6.7 |
1908 | 1,200 | 1,058 | 142 | 11.8 |
1909 | 1,201 | 1,060 | 141 | 11.7 |
1910 | 1,204 | 1,076 | 128 | 10.6 |
1911 | 1,200 | 1,105 | 95 | 7. 9 |
1912 | 1,207 | 1,110 | 97 | 8.0 |
1913 | 1,215 | 1,102 | 113 | 9.3 |
1914 | 1,189 | 1,072 | 117 | 9.8 |
Totals | 22,849 | 20,376 | 2,473 | 10.8 |
1915 | 1,207 | 1,080 | 127 | 10.5 |
The Public Analyst, in his several quarterly reports during the year,
reported as"follows:—
1st | Quarter | 307 | 266 | 41 | 13.4 |
2nd | 298 | 256 | 42 | 14.1 | |
3rd | 290 | 268 | 22 | 7.6 | |
4th | 312 | 290 | 22 | 7.6 | |
The Year | 1,207 | 1,080 | 127 | 10.5 |