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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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Stage of Sale. | Place. | Reason. | Number of Milk samples examined. | Result of Analysis. | Prosecutions. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genuine. | Adulterated. | |||||
On sale to public | In street | Periodical—Week-day | 13 | 10 | 3 | .. |
,, Early Morning | 16 | 16 | .. | .. | ||
,, Sunday | 85 | 74 | 11 | 5 | ||
By request | .. | .. | .. | |||
In shop | Periodical—Week-day | 213 | 193 | 20 | 8 | |
,, Sunday | 32 | 27 | 5 | 2 | ||
Consecutive* | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
By request | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
On delivery | At shop | Periodical | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Consecutive* | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
By request | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
'' | At Railway Depot or Station | Periodical | 51 | 45 | 6 | 6 |
Consecutive* | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
By request | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||
Totals | 422 | 373 | 49 | 24 |
Analysis of booth for Adulteration.—During the year 1911, 750 samples were
taken for submission to the Public Analyst for examination, of which 422
were samples of milk and 181 samples of butter; 664 were certified as genuine
and 86, or 11.4 per cent., as adulterated. In 54 cases summonses were issued,
with the result that penalties were inflicted amounting to £106, and costs
£29 18s. 6d., which have been recovered and paid to this authority.
The following table shows the number of samples analysed during the last eight years, and the number and percentage of adulterated samples:—
Year. | Number of samples analysed. | Number of samples adulterated. | Percentage of adulteration. |
---|---|---|---|
1904 | 750 | 130 | 17.3 |
1905 | 750 | 96 | 12.8 |
1906 | 750 | 145 | 19.3 |
1907 | 750 | 126 | 16.8 |
1908 | 750 | 117 | 15.6 |
1909 | 750 | 95 | 12.7 |
1910 | 750 | 67 | 8.9 |
1911 | 750 | 86 | 11.4 |