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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
Stepney 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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Table d—continued.
| Number. | Deficient in Fat per cent. | Deficient in Solids-not-fat= Added water per cent | Action : Result of Proceedings. |
|---|---|---|---|
| P 17 | 9.0 | - | Vendor cautioned. |
| E 70 | 10.3 | — | Vendor cautioned. |
| E 73 | 47.3 | - | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Vendor paid £2 2s. costs. |
| E 96 | 14.0 | 1.1 | Summons dismissed. No costs. |
| E 97 | 3.3 | 2.0 | Vendor cautioned. |
| S 39 | 13.7 | — | Vendor cautioned. |
| G 46 | - | 9.6 | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Vendor paid £2 2s. costs. |
| C 64 | — | 81 | Vendor fined £1. |
| E 13 | 10.0 | — | Vendor cautioned. |
| M 64 | 5.0 | — | Vendor cautioned. |
| T 53 | - | 5.6 | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Vendor paid £2 2s. costs. |
| G 86 | 9.3 | - | Summons dismissed under the Probation of Offenders Act. Vendor paid £2 2s. costs. |
| L 91 | 26.7 | — | — |
| J 77 | 15.0 | - | Vendor fined £2 with £1 Is. costs. |
| D 16 | - | 100 | Vendor fined £3 with £2 2s. costs. |
82 of the above samples were taken in connection with an investigation
made by the Medical Officer of Health, to determine the cause of the low
composition of the Stepney milk supply.
The yearly averages are given in the following table :—
Table F.
Year.
Fat
per cent.
Solids not-fat
per cent.
Total Solids
per cent.
1923
3.75
8.74
12.49
1924
3.68
8.70
12.38
1925
3.64
8.72
12.36
1926
3.71
8.71
12.42
1927
3.68
8.67
12.35
1928
3.67
8.65
12.32
1929
362
8.65
12.27
1930
3.65
8.70
12.35
1931
3.69
8.69
12.38
1932
3.60
8.69
12.29
The above figures are disappointingly low when compared with the results
obtained in other parts of the country.
Samples of milk which are slightly below the legal standard of composition
are reported as " Genuine, poor quality, slightly deficient in solids.not-fat."
Poor
Quality
Milk
Samdles