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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

St Pancras 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: Milk Sampling Analysis.—An analysis of the Inspectors' Sampling' Books and of the Quarterly Returns of the Public Analyst (omitting samples sent direct to him and not through the Public Health Department) show the following: circumstances and results as regards milk:—

Milk Sampling Analysis.—An analysis of the Inspectors' Sampling' Books and of the Quarterly Returns of the Public Analyst (omitting samples sent direct to him and not through the Public Health Department) show the following: circumstances and results as regards milk:—

Stage of Sale.Place.Reason.of Milk samples examined.Genuine.Adulterated.Prosecutions.
On sale to publicIn streetPeriodical— Week-day18171..
,, Early Morning33....
,, Sunday848042
,,In shopBy request Periodical— Week-day172156165
,, Sunday171162
Consecutive22..
By request........
On deliveryAt shopPeriodical........
At Railway Depot or StationConsecutive........
By request........
Periodical545222
Consecutive........
By request312653
Totals3813473414

Table: The following table shows the number of samples analysed during the last nine years, and the number and percentage of adulterated samples:—

The following table shows the number of samples analysed during the last nine years, and the number and percentage of adulterated samples:—

Year.Number of samples analysed.Number of samples adulterated.Percentage of adulteration.
190475013017.3
19057509612.8
190675014519.3
190775012616.8
190870011715.6
19097509512.7
1910750678.9
19117508611.4
19127507610.1