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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 1924
[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 1022 and 1923.
Table C.
| District. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated, | Percentage Adulterated. | Offences under Butter and Margarine Acts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mile End | 454 | 14 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Whitechapel | 409 | 14 | 3.4 | 2 |
| St. George's | 311 | 7 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Limehouse | 282 | 10 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 1,456 | 45 | 3.1 | 15 |
Milk.
895 samples of milk were analysed, of which 27, or 3'0 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 D.
| Inspector. | Samples Taken. | Number of Samples. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adulterated. | Unlabelled. | Food & Drugs Acts. | Butter & Margarine Acts. | ||
| Bottomley | 90 | 3 | - | 1 | - |
| Cook | 95 | — | — | — | — |
| Dee | 93 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Flint | 95 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Harris | 60 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Johnson | 96 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
| Mills | 118 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Pavitt | 92 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Quaintrell | 92 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
| Shepherd | 100 | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Simpson | 90 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Twaits | 101 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Waterman | 123 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 120 | 6 | — | 4 | — |
| Wrack | 91 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Total | 1,456 | 45 | 15 | 19 | 8 |