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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
Battersea 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]
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The percentages of samples reported by the Public Analyst to be adulterated during the quinquennia 1921 to 1955 are given in the following table. The years 1956, 1957, 1958 and 1959 are shown separately.
| Year | Formal samples (per cent.) | Informal samples (per cent.) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean 1921—1925 | 6.4 | 7.4 |
| 1926—1930 | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| 1931—1935 | 2.1 | |
| 1936—1940 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 1941—1945 | 1.4 | |
| 1946—1950 | ||
| 1951—1955 | 2.1 | |
| 1956 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| 1957 | 0.4 | |
| 1958 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| 1959 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
Milk.
One hundred formal samples of milk were taken during the year.
or l'lc 100 samples, 20 were designated as "Channel Islands"
(v- South Devon" milk, for which a higher minimum percentage
•Had' 4uper cent-) m'"c ^at content is provided for under arrangements
and p 1 producers and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
Win ,°°d- All of these samples were reported to be in conformity
this standard, their average composition being : —
Milk fat 4.36 per cent.
Non-fatty solids 9.03
Total milk solids 13.39
The milk fat content of the 20 samples of "Channel Islands" South Devon " milk ranged as under :—
| between 4.7 and | 4.8 per cent. | 2 samples. |
| 4.6 „ | 4.7 „ | 1 sample. |
| 4.5 „ | 4.6 „ | 2 samples. |
| 4.4 „ | 4.5 „ | 3 |
| 4.3 „ | 4.4 „ | 5 |
| 4.2 | 4.3 „ | 4 |
| 4.1 „ | 4.2 „ | 3 |
| 20 |
All the 80 sample of ordinary milkwere reported as genuine
and their average composition was as follows :—
Milk fat 3.56 per cent.
Non-fatty solids 8.67 „
Total milk solids 12.23 „