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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
Croydon 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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TABLE X.— Food and Drugs Acts.
Total Number of Samples taken during the year 1915.
| Sample of | Total Samples. | Genuine. | Not Genuine. | Prosecutions. | Convictions. | Cautions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk | 324 | 249 | 75 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| ,, Skimmed or separated | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Cream | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| Butter | 134 | 132 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Lard | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Olive Oil | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 504 | 427 | 77 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
TABLE XI.—Food and Drugs Acts.
Particulars of Samples taken during the sixteen years 1900 1915 inclusive :—
| Year. | Number of Samples taken. | Number Genuine. | * Number Adulterated. | Percentage of Adulterated. | Prosecutions. | Total amount of Fines and Costs imposed. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 246 | 230 | 16 | 6.5 | 5 | £ 7 | 5 | d. 0 |
| 1901 | 299 | 274 | 25 | 8.3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1902 | 291 | 261 | 30 | 10.4 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 1903 | 294 | 268 | 26 | 8.8 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| 1904 | 354 | 317 | 37 | 10.5 | 6 | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| 1905 | 356 | 320 | 36 | 10.0 | 8 | 36 | 13 | 6 |
| 1906 | 400 | 351 | 49 | 12.3 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 0 |
| 1907 | 448 | 413 | 35 | 7.8 | 13 | 86 | 8 | 0 |
| 1908 | 438 | 384 | 54 | 12.0 | 19 | 40 | 12 | 6 |
| 1909 | 455 | 424 | 31 | 6.8 | 7 | 55 | 19 | 0 |
| 1910 | 480 | 431 | 49 | 10.2 | 13 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 1911 | 501 | 436 | 65 | 12.9 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 6 |
| 1912 | 525 | 473 | 52 | 9.9 | 13 | 35 | 10 | 0 |
| 1913 | 535 | 497 | 38 | 71 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 4 |
| 1914 | 526 | 464 | 62 | 11.8 | 14 | 42 | 13 | 6 |
| 1915 | 504 | 427 | 77 | 15.2 | 18 | 105 | 11 | 0 |
| * The term adulterated includes samples found to be not up to standard. | ||||||||