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MILK FAT. (Legal standard is 3%).
2.6 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1. 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
1 2 4 2 13 33 61 75 81 55 37 22
3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.5
Total 432
17 753164111
Total Samples of New Milk 432
The Samples of Milk (including Separated Milk) for analysis
were obtained as follows:—
Country Milk in course of delivery by train to Local Dairymen 6
Country Milk in course of delivery by motor lorry to Local
Dairymen 12
On Milk Rounds (Sundays) ... 16
„ „ (Week-davs) 290
Cowsheds —
At Shops 98
Taken at Institutions 10
"Appeal to Cow" Samples taken at farms outside Borough —
432
AVERAGE COMPOSITION OF NEW MILK SAMPLES.
Solids not Fat 8.8%
Milk Fat 3.5%
Percentage of New Milk Samples below legal standard: 2.8%
Adulterated Samples.
The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated
samples and action taken:—
Adulteration or
No. Sample. Deficiency. Remarks.
811. Boiled Sweets Contained 0.114 percent. of sulphur dioxide equal to 1140 parts per million by weight. Wholesalers ordered stock to be withdrawn. Fur¬ther sample proved genuine.
789. Blackberry with Apple Jelly Jam (Full Fruit Standard). Sample contained not more than 15 percent. of blackberry fruit. Not of full Standard. Manufacturers warned. Further sample proved genuine.
652. New Milk 1 percent. added water. Vendor warned. Further sample proved genuine.
738. New Milk Not less than 2 or 3 percent of added water. Vendor warned. Further samples proved genuine.
773. New Milk 4 percent. deficient in fat. Vendor warned. Further samples proved genuine.