London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Stepney 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Compared with previous years the adulteration, &c., was as follows:—
| YEAR. | Samples Examined. | Number Adulterated. | Number of Prosecutions. | per cent, of Adulteration. | per cent, of prosecutions. | Amount secured in Fines. | Average Fines. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||||||
| 1901 | 693 | 107 | 66 | 15.4 | 9.5 | 135 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1902 | 1187 | 260 | 118 | 21.9 | 9.9 | 220 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| 1903 | 1171 | 214 | 88 | 18.3 | 7.5 | 175 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11½ |
| 1904 | 1191 | 190 | 58 | 15.9 | 4.9 | 131 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4¼ |
| 1905 | 1176 | 187 | 76 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 137 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2¼ |
| 1906 | 1147 | 241 | 122 | 21.0 | 10.6 | 252 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 1907 | 1208 | 219 | 77 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 |
| 1908 | 1210 | 190 | 84 | 15.7 | 7.0 | 301 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8½ |
| Average for the 8 years | 1123 | 201 | 86 | 17.9 | 7.7 | 185 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |