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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Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | |
First | 114 | 123 | 146 | 126 | 79 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14.04 | 10.57 | 8.22 | 7.14 | 15.19 |
Second | 67 | 103 | 88 | 119 | 147 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18.90 | 8.74 | 6.82 | 4.20 | 8.84 |
Third | 123 | 129 | 102 | 123 | 104 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5.69 | 4.65 | 14.71 | 8.94 | 6.73 |
Fourth | 112 | 121 | 159 | 128 | 82 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 357 | 8.26 | 8.18 | 8.60 | 2.44 |
Total for Year | 416 | 476 | 495 | 196 | 412 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 36 | 34 | 9.38 | 7.98 | 9.29 | 7.26 | 8.25 |
Quarter. | No. of Samples. | No. Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | |
First | 58 | 88 | 63 | 55 | 53 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 15.52 | 9.09 | 9.52 | 909 | 16.98 | |
Second | 48 | 53 | 41 | 77 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20.83 | 9.43 | 9.76 | 6.49 | 12.00 | |||
Third | 91 | 68 | 77 | 95 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 659 | 4.41 | 15.58 | 8.42 | 5.45 | |
Fourth | 53 | 69 | 84 | 55 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | —- | 3.77 | 5.80 | 5.95 | 1.64 | — | |
Total for Year | 250 | 278 | 265 | 263 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 10.80 | 7.19 | 10.19 | 6.60 | 9.13 |