London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Wandsworth 1916
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., of the Borough for the year1916
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76 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
OTHER OFFENCES.
| Nature of Offence. | Result. | Fine. | Costs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstructing Inspector | Convicted | - |
The following table shows the number of formal and informal
samples taken in each sub-district of the Borough, together with
the number taken per 1,000 of population, the number adulterated,
and the percentage adulterated to the formal and informal and
to the total samples taken.
| Formal Samples. | Informal Samples. | Total No. of samples taken. | No. per 1,000 of Population. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of samples taken. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | No of samples taken. | No. Adu1-terated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |||||
| Clapham | 180 | 19 | 10.5 | 192 | 16 | 8.3 | 372 | 6.5 | 35 | 9.4 |
| Putney | 91 | 9 | 9.8 | 94 | 9 | 9.5 | 185 | 6.5 | 18 | 9.7 |
| Streatham | 200 | *4 | 7.0 | 293 | 17 | 5.8 | 493 | 4.1 | 31 | 6.3 |
| Tooting | 159 | 22 | 13.8 | 162 | 14 | 8.6 | 321 | 8.9 | 36 | 11.2 |
| Wandsworth | 214 | 23 | 10.7 | 231 | 12 | 5.6 | 427 | 4.6 | 35 | 8.2 |
| Whole Borough | 844 | 87 | 103 | 954 | 68 | 7.1 | 1,708 | 5.7 | 155 | 86 |