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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table E summarises the results and compares them with the results of
proceedings taken during the years 1923 and 1924.
Table E.
| Year. | Number of Summonses. | Total Fines. | Total Costs. | Average Fine. | Average Total Penalty. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | £ | s. | d. | ||
| 1995 | 13 Food and Drugs Acts | 60 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 Butter and Margarine Acts | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| 17 Total | 61 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 8 | |
| 1924 | 19 Food and Drugs Acts | 54 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| 8 Butter and Margarine Acts | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | - | 18 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | |
| 27 Total | 61 | 5 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 3 | |
| 1923 | 9 Food and Drugs Acts | 20 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
| 19 Butter and Margarine Acts | 33 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | |
| 28 Total | 53 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 1 | |
Milk.
825 samples of milk were analysed, of which 24, or 2.9 per cent., were
adulterated.
Table F shows the number of samples of milk examined and the
percentage of adulteration during the last ten years.
Table F.
| 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 919. | 1920 | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of samples | 850 | 739 | 737 | 665 | 858 | 824 | 838 | 837 | 895 | 825 |
| Percentage of adulteration | 11.6 | 12.4 | 16.0 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 |