[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire.

  • West Riding of Yorkshire (England). Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, West Riding of Yorkshire. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Quarterly Record of Samples taken during 1909. Samples Analysed during 1909. District. Inspector. First Quarter. Second Quarter Third Quarter. Fourth Quarter. ) Total, Barnsley ... J. H. Bundy 50 53 47 53 203 Central ... F. S. Turner 56 51 45 70 222 Harrogate ... H. Gamble 75 64 60 72 271 Mirfield .. H. Newbould 56 60 64 55 235 Pontefract ... H. F. Wilkinson ... 42 46 48 55 191 Rotherham ... J. Wilson 105 83 76 97 361 Shipley ... J. Duce 66 40 63 64 233 Skipton ... A. Randerson 78 79 77 82 316 Sowerby ... E. Bell i 69 62 55 58 244 Total Samples taken by County Inspectors 597 538 535 i 606 2276 Local Authorities 53 145 136 129 463 Private Purchasers — _ ! — — — Total Samples Analysed 650 i 683 671 735 2739 The Public Analyst’s reports to the Council give details as to the nature of the articles analysed and the action taken regard¬ ing those found to be adulterated. The latter class comprised 102 samples, or 3 7 per cent, of the samples submitted. In the follow¬ ing table these figures are compared with those of previous years. Record of Samples for Ten Years, 1900-1909. Year. Total Samples submitted by Total Examined. Total Adulterated. ( Percentage Adulterated. County Council. Local Authorities. Private Purchasers. 1900 2202 267 | 2 2471 135 5*5 1901 2247 407 2654 193 7-3 1902 2330 343 2673 151 5-6 1903 2303 265 • • • 2568 111 4-4 1904 2310 284 259 i 81 3T 1905 2329 342 2 2673 129 4-8 1906 2367 432 2 2801 122 4-3 1907 2294 400 1 2695 105 3-9 1908 2231 489 ... 2720 138 5-3 1909 2276 463 . . . 2739 102 3 7