London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Croydon 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Result of Analysis of Milk Samples.
Solids Not Fat (Legal standards is 8.5%)*
8.4 8.5* 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.3
1 2 33 116 97 47 13 4 1
Milk Fat (Legal standard is 3%)
2.92 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0
1 1 7 29 46 57 38 37 25 32 15 12
4.1 4.2 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.1
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Total samples of milk: 314.
The samples of Milk for analysis were obtained as follows:—
| Taken on Milk Rounds | 219 |
| ,, at Dairies | 59 |
| ,, at Institutions | 35 |
| ,, at Local Farms | 1 |
| 314 |
Average composition of Milk Samles—
Solids not fat 8.76%
Milk Fat 3.55%
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