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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Four samples of milk taken in Shoreditch are included in the tables.
These samples were obtained from a wholesale firm, which supplied milk for
sale in Stepney, and the analyses of the samples were carried out in this
laboratory.
Similarly samples of milk taken from wholesalers in Stepney by our
Inspectors at the request of another Borough, in which the milk is retailed,
are analysed in the laboratories of that Borough.
Legal Proceedings.
Legal proceedings were taken in 38 cases. Details of the individual
prosecut 10.ns are given later under the various headings.
In 35 cases the vendor was cautioned.
Table C shows the distribution of the 1,524 samples, taken under the Food and Drugs Acts, amongst the four districts of Stepney.
T able C.
| District. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated, | Percentage Adulterated. | Other Offences. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mile End | 481 | 16 | 3.3 | 11 |
| Whitechapel | 404 | 12 | 3.0 | 12 |
| St. George's | 328 | 17 | 5.2 | 2 |
| Limehouse • | 311 | 22 | 7T | 4 |
| 1,524 | 67 | 4.4 | 29 |
Table D shows the number of samples taken by each Inspector, and gives particulars of offences and prosecutions.
T able D.
| Inspector. | Samples Taken. | Number of Samples. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adulterated. | Other offences. | Adulterations. | Other Offences. | ||
| Bottomley | 98 | 9 | — | 1 | — |
| Brown | 92 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| Dee | 90 | 2 | — | - | — |
| Edwards | 65 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 |
| Flint | 60 | — | — | - | — |
| Green | 92 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Guy | 94 | 4 | 2 | 1 | l |
| Harris | 89 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| McCarthy | 103 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
| Pavitt | 90 | 7 | 2 | 1 | l |
| Shepherd | 96 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Simpson | 94 | 3 | 1 | l | 1 |
| Smith | 92 | 2 | - | 1 | - |
| Trimming | 94 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Twaits | 91 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Twynham | 91 | — | 1 | - | 1 |
| Waterman | 93 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 |
| 1,524 | 67 | 29 | 17 | 20 | |
| Bishop (Shoreditch) | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - |
| Total | 1,528 | 68 | 29 | 18 | 20 |