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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 1915

Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector

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Table: APPENDIX E. (3). Foods and Drugs. Table showing percentage Adulteration for Decennial period 1905-1914, compared with 1915.

APPENDIX E. (3). Foods and Drugs. Table showing percentage Adulteration for Decennial period 1905-1914, compared with 1915.

Year.No. of Samples taken.No. of Samples Adulterated.Percentage of Adulterated Samples.
19056097912.9
19066567511.4
19076718712.9
1908682456.6
1909617528.4
1910642538.2
1911646629.6
1912632579.0
19137108311.7
1914739557.4
Decennial average percentage adulteration9.8
19157288812.1