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
Paddington 1914
Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)
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APPENDIX : SAMPLES TAKEN UNDER SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS. 63
| 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage ! Adulterated. | Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | Total. | Found Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated | |
| Milk—Fresh | 281 | 23 | 8.2 | 324 | 46 | 14.2 | 312 | 39 | 12. 5 | 349 | 32 | 9.2 | 428 | 52 | 12.1 |
| „ —Other | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 7 | 2 | 28.9 | |
| Cream | 13 | 1 | 7.7 | 10 | ... | ... | 9 | ... | ... | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| Butter | 47 | 10 | 21.1 | 39 | 10 | 25.6 | 33 | 7 | 21.2 | 27 | 1 | 3.7 | 22 | ... | ... |
| Margarine | 5 | ... | ... | 12 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | 25 | 3 | 12.0 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Cheese | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lard, Dripping, Cooking Oil | 23 | ... | ... | 30 | ... | ... | 29 | ... | ... | 25 | 1 | 4.0 | 20 | 1 | 5.0 |
| Tea. Coffee, Cocoa | 23 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 23 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... |
| Sweets, Sugar | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... |
| Jain, Marmalade, Honey, Syrup | 6 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 16 | 1 | 6.2 | 9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Bread, Cake | 1 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 20 | ... | ... | 16 | ... | ... | 19 | ... | ... |
| Flour, Farinaceous Foods | 30 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | 44 | ... | ... | 33 | ... | ... |
| Baking, Custard Powders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 16.7 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Vinegar, Condiments | 33 | 1 | 3.0 | 23 | 1 | 4.3 | 35 | ... | ... | 43 | 2 | 4.6 | 38 | 3 | 7.9 |
| Brawn, Pressed Beef, Sausages | 37 | 13 | 35.1 | 31 | 6 | 19.3 | 24 | 4 | 16.6 | 13 | 1 | 7.7 | 5 | ... | ... |
| Meat Pastes, Mincemeats | 17 | ... | ... | 14 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wine, Spirits, Beer | 18 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Temperance Beverages | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| Fruit | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Drugs | 28 | ... | ... | 15 | ... | ... | 17 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 600 | 58 | 9.7 | 64 | 10.7 | 599 | 56 | 9.3 | 600 | 43 | 7.2 | 600 | 60 | 10.0 | |