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City of Westminster 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]

Published
1908
Author
Allan, Francis J.
Pages
100
Tables
78

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    The prevalence of scarlet fever and diphtheria, ( see charts), also occurred later and rose to a considerable height, hut the incidence was chiefly in the eastern
    RAINFALL.TEMPERATURE.
    1907.Amount. Inch.Percentage of average.Number of days on which rain fell.Mean.Difference from Average.
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    Board in 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, and 1907, and I append them so that comparisons may be made:—
    1 Number of Houses as defined in Local Government Board Schedule.2 Number of Houses comprising two or more Rateable Properties.3 Number of Separate Occupations included in Col. 2.4 Actual Number of Rated Occupiers.5 Estimated Population Equalisation of Rates Act.8 Estimated Population Registrar-General's 1st Method.
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    l Number of Houses as defined in Local Government Board Schedule.2 Number of Houses comprising two or more Rateable Properties.3 Number of Separate Occupations included in Col. 2.4 Actual Number of Rated Occupiers.s Estimated Population Equalisation of Rates Act.6 Estimated Population Registrar-General's 1st Method.
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    Table I.— Showing the number of Births in the City of Westminster and its Wards ( corrected by distributing Institution Births ) .
    Wards.Births (corrected).
    1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    A comparison of the corrected and uncorrected birth-rates, and of the death-rates of infants under one year of age, is made in the following table:—
    Parliamentary Divisions.Births.Birth-rate.Deaths, under 1, per 1,000 births.
    Uncorrected.Corrected.Uncorrected.Corrected.Uncorrected.Corrected.
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    The London figures show a heavy fell, which may be correct, or may be due to variation in the population.
    Westminster.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    Applying such factors (1.0511 for London, 1.12176 for Westminster) to the 1907 rates, the figures are:—
    District.Standard death-rate.Recorded death-rate.Corrected death-rate.Comparative mortality figure.
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    The death-rates, according to the old districts of the City, are:—
    District.Average of Previous 10 Years.1907.
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    1907. Wards.Under 1 Year of Age.Over 65 Years of Age.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th Quarte.The Year.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
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    Thirty-four deaths in 1907 were those of illegitimate miants. The death-rate of such children is much higher than that of legitimate infants:—
    Legitimate.Illegitimate.Total Rate.
    Births.Deaths.Rate per 1,000.Births.Deaths.Rate per 1,000.
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    Deaths per 1,000 born (corrected figures).
    Age at Death.1905.1906.1907.
    No.Rate.No.Rate.No.Rate.
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    The causes of death in each year are given below, together with the relative proportion each group bears to the whole of the infant deaths:—
    1905.1906.1907.
    No.Per cent. of total deaths.No.Per cent. of total deaths.No.Per cent. of total deaths.
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    The population has been ascertained by the Superintendent.
    Year.Population.Births.Rate.Deaths.Rate.Deaths of Infants under one per 1,000 births.
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    Table II.—City of Westminster.— Statistics of Births and Deaths during the ,52 Weeks from 31 st December, 1906, to 28 tli December, 1907.
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    Table III.— Vital Statistics of Whole Districts during 1901-1907. City of Westminster.
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    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Non. Residents Registered in Public Institutions in the District.Deaths of Residents Registered in Public Institutions beyond the District.Nett Deaths at all Ages belonging to the District,
    Number (Uncorrected).Rate.*Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number (net).Rate per 1,000 Births Registered.Number.Rate.*Number.Rate.*
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    Table III.— continued.
    I.II.II—continued.
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    Table IV.— Quarterly and Annual Death-rates per 1,000 Inhabitants in the City of Westminster (in Various Wards), b the United Kingdom, England and Wales, and the County of London.
    Period.Unitel Kingdom.England and Wales.County of London.The City.Conduit Ward.Grosvcnor Ward.Hamlet of Knightsbridge Ward.Knightsbridge St. George Ward.Victoria Ward.Sr. Margaret Ward.St. John Ward.St. Anne Ward.Great Marlborough Ward.Pall Mall Ward.Regent Ward.Charing Cross Ward.Covent Garden Ward.Strand Ward.
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    Table V.—City of Westminster.— Monthly and Quarterly Death Rates, 1901-7.
    Births.Deaths.
    190119021903190419051906190119021903190419051906
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    Table VI.— Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the 52 weeks ending 28 th December, 1907.
    Causes of Death.Corrected Deaths in the City at subjoined Ages.DeathsIN Wards (at all Ages).
    All ages.Under 1.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwards.Conduit.Grosvenor.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.St. Anne.Great Marlborough.Pall Mall.Regent.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.
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    Table VII.— Infantile Mortality during the year 1907. Deaths from Stated Causes in Weeks and Months under One Year oj Age.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks.2—3 Weeks.3—4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—2 Months.2—3 Months.3—4 Months.4—5 Months.5—6 Months.6—7 Months.7—8 Month?.8—9 Months.9—10 Months.10—11 Months.11—12 Months.Total Deaths under One, Year.
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    Table VIII.— Deaths of Citizens during the Year ending 28 th December, 1907, showing Locality ai Time of Death.
    Wards.Locality at Time of Death.Total Deaths (Nett).
    At Home.Workhouses and Infirmaries.General and Special Hospitals.Fever Hospitals.Lunatic Asylums.Elsewhere.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.males.Females.Total.
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    Table IX (L.G.B. Table).- Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1907 and 16 Previous Years' Numbers.
    Names of Localities1. The City of Westminster.2. St. George's, comprising Conduit, Grosvenor, Victoria, and Knightsbridge St. George Wards.3. Westminster, comprising St. Margaret, St. John, and the Hamlet of Knightsbridge Wards.4. St. James, comprising Regent,Marlborough, and Pall Mall Wards.5. St. Anne Ward.6. Strand, comprising Covent Garden, Strand, and Charing Cross Wards.
    Year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered uncorrected.Deal hs at all ages cor-rected).Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered (uncorrected).Deaths at all ages (corrected).Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered (uncorrected).Deaths at all ages (corrected).Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered (uncorrected).Deaths at all ages (corrected).Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered (uncorrected).Deaths at all ages (corrected).Deaths under 1 year.Population estimated to middle of each year.Births registered (uncorrected).Deaths at all ages (corrected).Deaths under 1 year.
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    Table IX, continued.-Vital Statistics of Separate Localities in 1907 and 16 Previous Years-Rates.
    Names of Localities1. City of Westminster.2. St. George's.3. Westminster.4. St. James.5. St. Anne's.6. Strand.
    Year.Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all Ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 Year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all Ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 Year. Hate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all Ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 Year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all Ages (corrected) Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 Year. Rates per 1,000 1 Births (uncorrected).Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all Ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 Year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all Ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 Year. Rate per 1,000 Biiths (uncorrected).
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    T able IX continued.—Rates in 5 and 10 Yearly Periods from 1891.
    Names of Localities1. City of Westminster.2. St. George's.3. Westminster.4. St. James.5. St. Anne's.6. Strand.
    Years.Population.Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all ages. Rate per 1,000 (corrected).Deaths under 1 year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Population.Bin lis Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Population.Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 year. Rate per 1000 Births (uncorrected).Population.Births Registered (uncoirected). Rate per 1 000.Deaths at. all ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Population.Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 year Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).Population.Births Registered (uncorrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths at all ages (corrected). Rate per 1,000.Deaths under 1 year. Rate per 1,000 Births (uncorrected).
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    Table X.— Vital Statistics relating to Residents in Blocks of Dwellings in the City of Westminster, 1907.
    Buildings.Population.Births.Total Deaths.Infectious Deaths.Tubercular Deaths.Respiratory.Digestive.Circulatory Diseases.Nervous Diseases.Kidney Diseases.Violence.Cancer.Other Deaths.Deaths Under 1.Deaths Over 65.
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    Vaccination Statistics.
    1906. Union.Births.Died Unvaccin-ated.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible.Vaccination Postponed.Conscientious Objectors.llemoved and Vaccination Officer Informed.Not. Found. liemoved to Address Unknown.
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    Vaccination Returns.
    Primary Vaccinations under 14 years of age, in the Union District ofRe-vaccinations performed by Public Vaccinators in the Union District of
    St. George's.Westminster.Strand.St. George's.Westminster.Strand.
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    T able XI.— Infectious Diseases Notified , 1890-1907, in London.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Croup.Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cholera.Relapsing Fever.Totals.
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    Table XL— continued. Case-rates per 10,000 Living in London.
    Year.Smallpox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric.Typhus.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal.Erysipelas.
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    C ity of W estminster. Table XII. -Local Government Board Table 0.— Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the 52 weeks from 3 1st December, 1906, to 28th December, 1907.
    Notifiable Diseases.Cases Notified in the City of Westminster.Total Cases Notified in each Ward.Number of Cases Removed to Hospital from each Ward.
    At Ages—Years.Conduit.Grosvenor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Co vent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Conduit.Grosvenor.Knightsbridge St. George.Victoria.St. Margaret.St. John.Hamlet of Knightsbridge.Pall Mall.Regent.Great Marlborough.Charing Cross.Covent Garden.Strand.St. Anne.Total.
    At all Ages.0 to 1.1 to 5. 5 to 15.15 to 25. 25 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    Table XIII.— London and the Metropolitan Boroughs.—Notified Gases of Infectious Disease in 1907.
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population in the middle of 1907.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Other Continued Fevers.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.Total.Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.
    County of London1,758,218825,9258,77151,394362554,49613241,0228.6
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    of cases among school children is given below with the schools affected. The mortality remains low.
    Scarlet Fever.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    Occupation.Adult Males.Wives and Children of.Occupation.Adult Males.Wives and Children of.
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    Occupations of Adult Females where separately stated.
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    The deaths per 1,000 calculated on the total population were:—
    1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    The death-rates per 1,000 persons in each of the four quarters were:—
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
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    The death-rates per 1,000 persons in each of the four quarters were:—
    1st Q,uarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
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    Particulars relative to this disease for the years 1901-7 are:—
    1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    Calculated on the number of children under five years of age, the death-rates per 1,000 were:—
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    The following table exhibits the particulars :—
    Westminster.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    The rates per 1,000 persons for each quarter for all forms of diarrhoea were as follows:—
    1907.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
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    School Teachers are required to notify me when they exclude children on account of infectious disease. The following list shows how far this was carried out and the nature of the cases notified:—
    School.Actual Cases.Infection in House.Other Causes.
    Chicken- pox.Measles.Mumps.Whooping cough.Chicken-pox.Measles.Mumps.Whooping-cough.
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    In this way 462 notifications were sent out during 1907 to school teachers as follows:—
    School.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.
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    Bacteriological Laboratory. During the year 155 examinations have been made at the Lister Institute at a cost of £20 6s. 2d., as follows:—
    Disease.Persons.Examinations.Results.
    PositiveNegative.
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    The following table gives a comparative statement of the above work during the past six years:—
    1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    It appears that the number of dead bodies taken to the mortuaries for purposes of inquest is steadily declining, but greater advantage is being taken of them as resting places for bodies awaiting burial. The figures for the last seven years are:—
    TotalFor Inquest.To await Burial.Total.For Inquest.To await Burial.
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    The number of bodies taken in at Horseferry Road since 1897 has been:—
    Year.Bodies.Year.Bodies.Year.Bodies.
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    Below is a list of details of the work done in connection with insanitary conditions. In many cases some of the work specified was in premises part of which was occupied as workshops:—
    1907.1907.
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    Police court proceedings for failure to comply with Statutory notices were taken with the following results :—
    Premises.Offence.Result.
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    Legal proceedings were taken for offences under the By-laws with regard to water-closets, as follows:-
    Premises.Offence.Result.
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    Seven persons were cautioned, and the following were prosecuted for removing refuse during prohibited hours :—
    Date.Name and Address of Defendant.Result of Proceedings.
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    The City is divided into two parts for purposes of smoke inspection, under Inspectors Mc Nair and Williams. The following is a summary of the work done in connection therewith:—
    North District.South District.Total.
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    The result of the police-court proceedings under the Public Health (London) Act was:—
    Date.Name and Address of Defendant.Result of Proceedings.
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    A comparison with previous years is given below:—
    190219031904,190519061907
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    The following shows the state of the register of workshops at the end of 1907:—
    Workshop.Total Number.Number in which Women are Employed.
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    Inspection.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections,Intimation Notices.Statutory Notices.Prosecutions.
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    Westminster.— Defects found. — 1907.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.
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    Other Matters.
    Class.Number.
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    City of Westminster Outworkers, 1907.
    Trade.Number of Lists.Number of Outworkers.Received from other Authorities.Sent to other Authorities.Addresses in City.Number of Lists.Number of Outworkers.Received from other Authorities.Sent to other Authorities.Addresses in City.
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    It was unnecessary to stop their work except temporarily during the time disinfection was being carried out:—
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Articles of Food Submitted.
    Tons.Cwts.Lbs.Tons.Cwts.Lbs.
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    He also inspected four premises where preserving or preparing food on a wholesale scale was carried out; 592 defects were found in 375 of these premises, and may be summarised under the following headings:—
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    Infectious Disease in Places where Food is Prepared or Sold (Hotels, Restaurants, Clubs, &c.), not including Milkshops.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Typhoid Fever.Erysipelas.Total.
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    Sale of Food and Drugs Acts. Samples Purchased under the Sale of Food and Drugs A cts, showing result of Analysis and subsequent Proceedings.
    Number.Articles of Food.Number of Samples Purchased.Genuine. (Inferior in brackets.)Adulterated.Prosecutions.Convictions.Warranty or Disclosure. (Withdrawn and Dismissed.Fines.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    The official standard is 3 per cent. for fat and 8.5 for solids not fat.
    District.Total.Good Quality.Fair Quality.Poor Quality.Adulterated.
    No.Percent.No.Per cent.No.Per cent.No.Percent.
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    The number of samples of milk taken in each of the last seven years are as follows:—
    1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.
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    The articles taken and number of each were:—
    No. containing Preservative.Amount of Boric Acid Found.
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    Legal Proceedings' Under the Food and Drug Acts during 1907.
    No. of Sample.Date of Hearing.Court and Magistrate.Name and Address of Defendant.Offence.Result.
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