Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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Table C.
Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | |
First | 111 | 114 | 123 | 146 | 126 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10.81 | 14.04 | 10.57 | 8.22 | 7.14 |
Second | 72 | 67 | 103 | 88 | 119 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5.55 | 18.90 | 8.74 | 6.82 | 4.20 |
Third | 152 | 123 | 129 | 102 | 123 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 19.74 | 5.69 | 4.65 | 14.71 | 8.94 |
Fourth | 116 | 112 | 121 | 159 | 128 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12.93 | 3.57 | 8.26 | 8.18 | 8.60 |
Total for Year | 451 | 416 | 476 | 195 | 496 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 36 | 13.53 | 9.38 | 7.98 | 9.29 | 7.26 |
Table D.
Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 190(5 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | |
First | 70 | 58 | 88 | 63 | 55 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15.71 | 15 .52 | 9.09 | 9.52 | 9.09 |
Second | 31 | 48 | 53 | 41 | 77 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3.23 | 20.83 | 9.43 | 9.76 | 6.49 |
Third | 124 | 91 | 68 | 77 | 95 | 30 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 24.19 | 6.59 | 4.41 | 15.58 | 8.42 |
Fourth | 45 | 53 | 69 | 84 | 61 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11.11 | 3.77 | 5.80 | 5.95 | 1.64 |
Total for Year | •270 | 250 | 278 | 265 | 288 | 47 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 17.41 | 10.80 | 7.19 | 10.19 | 6.60 |