Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915
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Table
1911-1915.
Quarter. | No. of Samples.* | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | |
First | 90 | 91 | 84 | 40 | 73 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1.2 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 5.0 | 12.3 |
Second | 94 | 63 | 91 | 134 | 125 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 7.4 | 15.8 | 4.39 | 8.9 | 7.2 |
Third | 47 | 57 | 75 | 60 | 87 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
Fourth | 61 | 39 | 37 | 109 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 .19 | 5 .1 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
Total for Year | 292 | 250 | 287 | 343 | 316 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 6.16 | 8.4 | 5.23 | 5.24 | 6.64 |
* Not including test samples.
Table
Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | .1915 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | |
First | 141 | 130 | 111 | 87 | 79 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1.41 | 6.15 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 12.6 | |
Second | 136 | 140 | 143 | 172 | 148 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 16 | 10 | 6.62 | 7.14 | 3.49 | 9.3 | 6.7 |
Third | 72 | 87 | 84 | 143 | 92 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9.72 | 3.4 | 3.57 | 2.7 | 2.1 |
Fourth | 146 | 146 | 76 | 155 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8.21 | 4.1 | 2.26 | 3.2 | 2.0 |
Total for Year | 495 | 503 | 414 | 557 | 367 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 31 | 23 | 6.06 | 5.36 | 4.83 | 5.5 | 6.26 |