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Wandsworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Zeport of the Medical Officer of Health.
milk and Cream.
The number of samples grouped under the heading " Milk,
and Cream" amounted to 602. These were comprised as follows:—
| Milk (one sample being " Informal") | 557 samples |
| Separated Milk | 22,, |
| Skim Milk | 6,, |
| Cream | 16,, |
| Condensed Milk (sweetened machineskimmed) | 1 „ |
| 602 „ |
Classification of adulteration reported.
Of the 67 samples reported as adulterated or not up to standard:—
| 50 cases related to the 557 milk samples submitted. |
| 3 ,, ,, 22 separate milk samples submitted. |
| 2 „ ,, 6 skim milk samples submitted; and |
| 12 „ ,, 16 cream samples submitted. |
| 67 |
Thus, of the milk samples submitted 8.9 per cent were reported
as adulterated or not up to the standard; of the separated milk
samples 13.6 per cent. were so reported; of the skim milk samples
33.3 Per cent.. and of the cream samples 75 per cent. were returned
as containing varying amounts of a boron preservative. In no
instance, however, did the quantity of this preservative exceed
0.5 per cent.(equivalent to 35.0 grains per lb.).
As regards the milk samples (all classes) the greatest adulteration
in respect of added water occurred in the case of the
"informal" sample already referred to, namely, 58 per cent.
extraneous water; followed closely by sample No. 630 which was