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Islington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1927] 66

Milk.—The qualitative result of the Analyses of the Milk samples, which have now been published for many years, are as follows :—

No. of Samples.Soldis not Fat.Fat.Total Solids.
Milk purchased on Sundays838.873.4912.36
Milk purchased on Week-days4098.863.7312.59
Milk produced in transit at Finsbury Park Station948.843.6912.53
Official Standard-8.503.0011 50

Sophistication of Milk—The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or purchased on Sundays, Weekdays, and at Finsbury Park Railway Station are as follows :—

Number takenGenuine.Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
On Sundays12912810.7
On Week-days37837082.1
At Railway Stations233212219.0
Farmers' Milks740710304.0

Giving the particulars of theMilkstaken during each quarter of1927on Sundays, Week-days, and at the Railway Stations.

1927.No. of Samples Taken,Genuine.Adulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
Quarters.Sundays.Weekdays.Railway Stations.| All Milks.Sundays.Week-days.Railway Stations.All Milks.Sundays.Weekdays.Railway Stations.All Milks.Sundays.Weekdays.Railway Stations.All Milks,
1st Quarter31145672433014059229158143-23 41205.7
2nd „41104712164110163205-3811-2.811.25 1
3rd ,,319658185319653180-_-55--8.62.7
4th „2633379626333796--------
The Year129378233740128370212710 11821300.72.19.04.0

The number of samples of milk purchased was 740, of which 710 were genuine
and 30, or 4 per cent, were adulterated.

Showing the samples of milk reported as genuine or adulterated during the past 10 years and in 1927 :—

MILK ADULTERATION.

Samples Analysed.Genuine.AdulteratedPer cent. Adulterated.
19175925266611.1
19186345379715.3
1919638579599.2
1920642605375.7
1921644605396.0
1922638576629.7
1923676644324.7
1924681646355.1
1925684652324.7
1926586565213.6
Totals 10 yrs.641593487.5
1927740710304.0