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East Ham 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
- Published
- 1960
- Pages
- 78
- Tables
- 75
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The following tabulation shows the number of births notified each year, as adjusted by transferred notifications:-
1958 1959 -
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Number of premature infants notified during the years (Including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside in the area.
1958 1959 -
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The number of births assigned to the area and birth rates for the years under review, with comparative figures for previous years are shown in the following tabulation:
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 1
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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Details of deaths of residents in 1958 and 1959 with comparative figures are shown below
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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The following tabulation shows details of deaths of infants under one year, comparative figures for England and Wales and for the years 1955 to 1957 being quoted:
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 2 - BIRTH RATE, DEATH RATE AND ANALYSIS OF MORTALITY, 1958 AND 1959
Year Live Births per 1,000 Population Still Births per 1a000 Total (Live and Still Births) Annual Death Rates per 1,000 Population All Causes Malignant Neoplasm Lung and Bronchus Acute Poliomyelitis Pneumonia Whooping Cough Diphtheria Influenza Coronary Disease, Angina pectoris Tuberculosis (All Forms) Deaths of Infants under one year (Rate per 1,000 Live Births) -
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TABLE 3 – CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1958 AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1954 – 58
Reference No. Cause of Death Number of Deaths of Residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the district Total deaths in Institutions Total deaths for the years Reference No All Ages Under 1 Year 1 - 4 Years 5-14 Years 15-24Years 25-44 Years 45-64 Years 65-74 Years 75 Years and over 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 4 - CAUSES OF DEATH IN AGE GROUPS 1959 AND TOTAL DEATHS FOR THE YEARS 1955 – 59
Reference No. Cause of Death Number of Deaths of Residents (including non-civilians) whether occurring within or without the District Total Deaths in Institutions Total Deaths for the Years Reference No. All Ages Under 1 Yr. 1–4 Yrs. 5-14Yrs. 15-24 Yrs. 25-44 Yrs. 45-64 Yrs. 65-74 Yrs. 75 Yrs & over M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 -
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TABLE 5 ~ INFANT DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE, 1958 & 1959
Cause of Death Total deaths AGE AND SEX Total under 1 year Under 1 week 1 - 2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3–4 weeks 1– 3 months 3-6 months 6-9 months 9-12 months M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 6–CANCER DEATHS 1958 AND 1959 - LOCATION OF THE DISEASE
Parts of Body Affected Year Under 15 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75 and upwards Total M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F -
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TABLE 7
DISEASE QUARTER ENDING 31.3.58 QUARTER ENDING 30.6.58 QUARTER ENDING 30.9.58. QUARTER ENDING 31.12.58 TOTAL 1958 QUARTER ENDING 31.3.59 QUARTER ENDING 30.6.59 QUARTER ENDING 30.9.59 QUARTER ENDING 31.12.59 TOTAL 1959 -
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TABLE 8 - PREVALENCE OF, AND CONTROL OVER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Notified Cases for Years ended 31.12.58 and 31.12.59.
DISEASE YEAR Cases notified in whole district Ward Distribution of Cases No. of Cases removed to Hospital Total Deaths At all ages - years Manor Park Little Ilford Wood grange Plashet Kensington Castle Central Wall End Great field South At all ages Under 1 1 to 4 5 to 9 10 to 14 15 to 24 25 to 34 35 to 44 45 to 64 65 and up -
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The hospitals to which the patients suffering from infectious diseases were admitted are named below:–
Name of Hospital No. of cases admitted 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 9 – TOTAL CASES OF NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1935–1959
1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 10 - PUBLIC HEALTH (TUBERCULOSIS) REGULATIONS, 1952 SUMMARY OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING THE PERIOD FROM 1ST JANUARY, 1 958 TO THE 31ST DECEMBER, 1959 Formal Notifications
Age Periods Number of Primary Notifications of new cases of tuberculosis 0- 1- 2- 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 35- 45- 55- 65- 75- Total (all ages) -
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TABLE 11
YEAR SEX Number of cases in age Groups o- 1- 2- 5- 10- ,5- 20– 25- 35- 45- 55- 65– 75- Total -
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(1) (a) Food Poisoning Notifications (Corrected) Return to Registrar-General:-
1958 1959 -
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TABLE 12
YEAR Number of Outbreaks Number of Cases Total no. of Cases Family Outbreaks Other Outbreaks Notified Otherwise Ascertained -
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(3) Single Cases The various organisms Identified in each case as the cause of illness were:-
1958 1959 -
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The following statistics have been abstracted from copies of form V.D.{R), which have been received from the Hospitals named and total figures for 1956 and 1957 are also shown:-
Patients Dealt With for the First Time During the Year 1958 1959 Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Conditions Total Syphilis Gonorrhoea Other Conditions Total -
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CHILDREN'S ACT-NURSERY AND SCATTERED HOMES The statistics for the two years are appended:-
1958 1959 -
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TABLE 13 PUBLIC MORTUARY-STATISTICS
AUTHORITY YEAR 5 938 YEAR 1959 No. of Bodies Received No. of Autopsies Performed No. of Bodies Received No. of Autopsies Performed -
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1. - INSPECTIONS for purposes of provisions as to health (including inspections made by Public Health Inspectors)
Number on Register Number of Inspections Written notices Occupiers prosecuted 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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2. - CASES IN WHICH DEFECTS WERE FOUND (If defects are discovered at the premises on two, three or more separate occasions they are considered as two, three or more "cases")
PARTICULARS Number of cases in which defects were found Number of cases in which prosecutions were Instituted Found Remedied Referred To HrM. Inspector BY H.M. Inspector 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 15 NUMBERS PROVIDED WITH DENTAL CARE
Examined Needing treatment Treated Made dentally fit -
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TABLE 16 FORMS OF DENTAL TREATMENT PROVIDED
Extractions General Anaesthetics Fi11ings Scalings or scaling and gum treatment Silver Nitrate treatment Radiographs Dentures provided Complete Partial -
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PREMATURE BIRTHS Number of premature infants notified during the years (including transferred notifications) where the mothers normally reside in the area.
1958 1959 -
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TABLE 17
Height at Birth PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS PREMATURE STILL-BIRTHS Born in Hospital+ Born at home and nursed entirely at home Born at home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day Born in nursing home and nursed entirely there Born in nursing home and transferred to hospital on or before 28th day Born in hospital Born at home Born in nursing home Total Died within 24 hrs.of birth Survived 28 days Totoal Died within 24 hrs. of birth Survived 28 days Total Died within 24 hrs.of birtth Survived 28 days Total Died wit hi n 24 hrs. of birth Survived 26 days Total Died within 24 hrs.of birth Survived 28 days (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (a) 3 lb, 4 oz. or less (1,500 gms. or less) 1958 11 3 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 - - 1959 12 10 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - (b) Over 3 lb. 4 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 6 oz. (1,500-2,000 gms.) 1958 14 4 8 - - - 2 - 2 - - - - - - 9 1 - 1959 10 2 7 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 - - (c) Over 4 lb. 6 oz. up to and including 4 lb. 15 oz. (2,000-2,250 gms.) 1958 18 1 17 - - - 1 - 1 - - - - - - - - - 1959 13 1 11 1 - 1 1 - 1 - - - - - - 2 - - (d) Over 4 lb. 15 oz. up to and including 5 lb. 8 oz. (2,250-2,500 gms.) 1958 37 - 37 5 - 5 1 - 1 - - - - - - 1 2 - 1959 48 - 48 5 - 5 - - - - - - - - - 2 - - Totals 1958 80 8 65 5 - 5 4 - 4 - - - - - - 15 3 - 1959 83 13 66 6 - 6 1 - 1 - - - - - - 8 - - -
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TABLE 18 ANTE-NATAL AND POST-NATAL CLINICS
No. of clinics provided at end of year (whether held at Child Welfare Centres or other premises) No. of Sessions held per month at clinics included in col. (2) No. of women in attendance Total No. of attendances made by women included in col.(4) during the year No. of women who attended during the year No. of new cases included in col.(4) i.e. for A.n. clinics women who had not previously attended any clinic during current pregnancy & for P.N. clinics women who had not previously attended any P.N. clinic after last confinement (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) -
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TABLE 19 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES,, 1958
Number of centres provided at end of year Number of Child Welfare Sessions held per month at centres Number of children who first attended a centre during the year, and who at their first attendance were under 1 year of age Number of children who attended during the year and who were born in: Total Number of chlldren who attended during the year Number of attendances during the year made by children who at the date of attendance were; Total attendances during the year 1958 1957 1956-53 Under 1 year 1 but under 2 2 but under 5 -
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TABLE 20 CHILD WELFARE CENTRES, 1959
Number of centres provided at end of year Number of Child Welfare Sessions held per month at centres Number of children who first attended a centre during the year, and who at their first attendance were under 1 year of age Number of children who attended during the year and who were born in: Total Number of chl ldren who attended during the year Number of attendances during the year made by children who at the date of attendance were: Total attendances during the year 1959 1958 1957-54 Under 1 year 1 but under 2 2 but under 5 -
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TABLE 21
Year Number at 31st December No. of approved places No. of children on the register at the end of the year Average dally attendance during the year 0-2 years 2-5 years 0-2 years 2-5 years 0-2 years 2-5 years -
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MIDWIVES ACTS, 1902-1951
Number of midwives practising in the area at 31st December Domiciliary Midwives Midwives in Institutions Total 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 23
NUMBER OF DELIVERIES ATTENDED BY MIDWIVES IN THE AREA DURING THE YEAR Domiciliary Cases Cases in Institutions Doctor not booked Doctor booked Totals Doctor present at time of delivery of child Doctor not present at time of delivery of child Doctor present at time of delivery of child (either the booked Doctor or another) Doctor not present at time of delivery of child -
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TABLE 24 DOMICILIARY MIDWIVES-ANALGESIA AND ADMINISTRATION OF PETHIDINE
Number of domiciliary midwives practising in the area at end of year who were qualified to administer inhalational analgesics in accordance with the requirements of the Central Midwives Board Number of sets of apparatus for the administration of inhalational analgesics in use at end of year Number of cases in which inhalational analgesics were administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year:- Number of cases in which pethidine was administered by midwives in domiciliary practice during the year:- When doctor was present at time of delivery of child When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child When doctor was present at time of delivery of child When doctor was not present at time of delivery of child Gas and air "Trilene" Gas and air "Trilene" Gas and air "Trilene" -
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TABLE 26 HOME NURSING - STATISTICS
Year TYPE OF CASE Number of Patients who were 65 or over at the time of the f irst visit during the year Number of Children who were under 5 at the time of the first visit during the year Number of Patients who had more than 24 visits during the year Medical Surgical Infectious Diseases Tuberculosis Maternal Complications Others Totals -
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DIPHTHERIA IMMUNISATION TABLE 27
Immunisation carried out by Age at date of final injection or of reinforcing injection as appropriate Total Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-14 years -
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TABLE 28 Number of children who at the end of the year had completed a course of immunisation at any time in the preceding 15 years.
Age at 31st December of year under review Under 1 year 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-14 years Total under 15 years -
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TABLE 29 WHOOPING COUGH IMMUNISATION
Immunisation carried out by Age at date of final injection 0 - 4 years 5-14 years Total 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 30 SMALLPOX VACCINATION
Number of persons vaccinated or re-vaccinated Totals Age at date of vaccination Under 1 year 1 year 2-4 years 5-14 years Over 14 years -
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TABLE 31 POLIOMYELITIS VACCINATION STATISTICS
Class Number vaccinated with two injections during the year By General Practitioners In Authority Clinics Total 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 32 Statistics for years ending 31.3.59 and 31.3.60
AMBULANCE SERVICE Transport by rail Grand Total Ambulances Dual Purpose (1 stretcher) vehicles Sitting case Vehicles Total - All Vehicles -
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TABLE 33 COST OF SERVICE
Period Ambulance Service £ Cars from Transport Pool etc. £ Transport By Rail £ Total £ -
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TABLE 34 UNIT COSTS-AMBULANCE SERVICE
Ambulance Service only -
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TABLE 35
No. of occasions items loaned 1958 1959 -
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In addition the following articles were loaned from the premature baby outfit cupboard
No. of occasions 1958 1959 -
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TUBERCULOSIS
1958 1959 -
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Number of occasions on which free extra nourishment was provided:-
1958 1959 -
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The following statistics relate to the work of the part-time occupational therapist:-
1958 1959 -
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TABLE 36 B.C.G. VACCINATION-STATISTICS
Number Skin Tested Number found Negative Number Vaccinated or re-vaccinated 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 37 CONVALESCENT HOME TREATMENT-PERIOD OF TREATMENT
Age Groups Year Sex Up to 1 week 1-2 weeks 2-3 weeks 3 - 4 weeks 4-5 weeks 5-6 weeks Over 6 weeks Total -
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TABLE 38 The recommendations for this treatment were submitted by:-
Referred by Children 0-5 School Children Adults Total 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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For comparison the numbers of children and adults receiving this form of treatment in previous years are appended:-
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 -
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TABLE 39 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVE REPORTED
1958 1959 Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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TABLE 40 MENTAL DEFICIENCY ACTS, 1913-1938 PARTICULARS OF MENTAL DEFECTIVES AS ON 31st DECEMBER EACH YEAR
1958 1959 Males Females Total Males Females Total -
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GUARDIANSHIP CASES
1958 1959 -
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The numbers of defectives on the register of the Occupation Centre on 31st December of each year was as follows:-
1958 1959 -
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TABLE 41 OCCUPATION CENTRE-SESSIONS AND ATTENDANCES
Morning Afternoon Total -
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TABLE 42 MENTAL PATIENTS-LUNACY AND MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS
Type of Patient Number on register on 1st January Admissions to Hospitals during the year Discharges from Hospitals during the year Deaths in hospitals during the year Number on register on 31st December 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 1958 1959 -
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Number of patients admitted to observation wards
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Disposition of Mental Patients
1958 1959 Runwell Hospital Other Hospitals Runwell Hospital Other Hospitals -
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TABLE 43 DULY AUTHORISED OFFICERS DETAILS OF VISITS, ETC.
No. of visits and/or attendances Mental Deficiency Acts 1913-38 1958 1959 -
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HOME HELP SERVICE TABULATION OF CASES TABLE 44
Illness or other cause for which help provided Total 1958 1959 -
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The approved establishment is 80 full time helps or their equivalent in part time help and on 31st December of each year the staff employed comprised
1958 1959 -
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Provision was made for an average use of 3250 hours per week in the financial year 1958/9 and 3,300 hours per week in 1959/60. The total hours of service given and the average hours worked per week were as follows
Year Total hours worked Average per week -
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During the years under review, the Organiser and her Assistant made the following numbers of visits to the homes of applicants for the service
1958 1959 -
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The following table shows the number of samples of all types taken for analysis or examination for the year:
Chemi cal -
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Two licensed slaughterhouses in the Borough continued to operate and the following table shows the number of animals killed and examined:-
Cattle Calves Sheep Pigs Total -
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Arising from the examination of a large variety of foodstuffs, the following items were certified as unfit for human consumption.
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Food and Drugs Sampling During the year 308 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Details are as follows
Examined Adulterated or below standard -
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Details of samples not satisfactory
Number Formal or Informal Article Adulteration or Deficiency -
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The following table shows the number of samples of all types taken for analysis or examination during the year:
Chemical -
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There were 340 samples submitted to the Public Analyst during the year. Details are as follows:-
Examined Adulterated or Below Standard -
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Details of samples not satisfactory
Number Informal or Formal Article Adulteration or Deficiency