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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table C shows the distribution of the 1,522 samples, taken under the Food
and Drugs Acts, amongst the four districts of Stepney.
Table C.
| District. | Number of Samples. | Number Adulterated | Percentage Adulterated. | Other Offences. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mile End | 477 | 18 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Whitechapel | 388 | 17 | 4.4 | 3 |
| St. George's | 346 | 24 | 6.9 | 2 |
| Limehouse | 311 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 |
| 1,522 | 63 | 41 | 11 |
The remaining 15 samples taken in Paddington bring the total
number of samples to 1,537, of which 63 or 4.1 per cent. were
adulterated.
Details of "other offences" are given on page 84.
Table D.
| Inspector. | Samples Taken. | Number of Samples. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adulterated. | Other offences. | Adulterations. | Other Offences. | ||
| Bottomley | 92 | 9 | - | 4 | - |
| Brown | 92 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dee | 92 | 4 | — | 2 | - |
| Edwards | 92 | 3 | — | 2 | - |
| Flint | 90 | 10 | — | 4 | - |
| Green | 61 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Guy | 95 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Harris | 90 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| McCarthy | 85 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pavitt | 92 | 5 | — | 4 | - |
| Shepherd | 92 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Simpson | 90 | 3 | — | 2 | - |
| Smith | 90 | 3 | — | 2 | - |
| Trimming | 91 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Twaits | 97 | 5 | — | 2 | - |
| Tynham | 91 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Waterman | 90 | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| 1,522 | 63 | 11 | 33 | 4 | |
| Pallet (Paddington) | 15 | — | — | — | - |
| Total | 1,537 | 63 | 11 | 33 | 4 |