Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1927] 66
No. of Samples. | Soldis not Fat. | Fat. | Total Solids. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Milk purchased on Sundays | 83 | 8.87 | 3.49 | 12.36 |
Milk purchased on Week-days | 409 | 8.86 | 3.73 | 12.59 |
Milk produced in transit at Finsbury Park Station | 94 | 8.84 | 3.69 | 12.53 |
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Number taken | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
On Sundays | 129 | 128 | 1 | 0.7 |
On Week-days | 378 | 370 | 8 | 2.1 |
At Railway Stations | 233 | 212 | 21 | 9.0 |
Farmers' Milks | 740 | 710 | 30 | 4.0 |
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 Quarter | 31 | 145 | 67 | 243 | 30 | 140 | 59 | 229 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 3-2 | 3 4 | 120 | 5.7 |
2nd „ | 41 | 104 | 71 | 216 | 41 | 101 | 63 | 205 | - | 3 | 8 | 11 | - | 2.8 | 11.2 | 5 1 |
3rd ,, | 31 | 96 | 58 | 185 | 31 | 96 | 53 | 180 | -_ | - | 5 | 5 | - | - | 8.6 | 2.7 |
4th „ | 26 | 33 | 37 | 96 | 26 | 33 | 37 | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Year | 129 | 378 | 233 | 740 | 128 | 370 | 212 | 710 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
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. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1917 | 592 | 526 | 66 | 11.1 |
1918 | 634 | 537 | 97 | 15.3 |
1919 | 638 | 579 | 59 | 9.2 |
1920 | 642 | 605 | 37 | 5.7 |
1921 | 644 | 605 | 39 | 6.0 |
1922 | 638 | 576 | 62 | 9.7 |
1923 | 676 | 644 | 32 | 4.7 |
1924 | 681 | 646 | 35 | 5.1 |
1925 | 684 | 652 | 32 | 4.7 |
1926 | 586 | 565 | 21 | 3.6 |
Totals 10 yrs. | 641 | 593 | 48 | 7.5 |
1927 | 740 | 710 | 30 | 4.0 |