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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
City of London 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904
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Analysis of Milk Consigned to City Dealers taken on Delivery in Railway Stations.
| Date. | Number of SAMPLE. | From what County. | Result of Analysis. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fat. | Solids (not fat). | Total Solids. | |||
| 1904. November 18th | 1025 | Essex | 4.45 | 9.03 | 13.48 |
| „ | 1026 | Norfolk | 4.00 | 8.68 | 12.68 |
| „ | 1027 | Norfolk | 3.72 | 8.34 | 12.06 |
| „ | 1028 | Huntingdon | 4.12 | 8.84 | 12.96 |
| „ | 1029 | Cambridge | 3.82 | 8.28 | 12.10 |
| „ | 1030 | Middlesex | 3.70 | 8.38 | 12.08 |
| November 23rd | 1031 | Berks | 4.24 | 8.96 | 13.20 |
| „ | 1032 | Wilts | 4.14 | 8.96 | 13.10 |
| „ | 1033 | Wilts | 4.21 | 8.89 | 13.10 |
| „ | 1034 | Oxford | 4.57 | 8.91 | 13.48 |
| „ | 1035 | Berks | 3.60 | 8.34 | 11.94 |
| „ | 1036 | Oxford | 4.03 | 8.77 | 12.80 |
| November 25th | 1038 | Somerset | 4.58 | 8.68 | 13.26 |
| „ | 1039 | Somerset | 4.07 | 8.69 | 12.76 |
| November 29th | 1040 | Suffolk | 4.03 | 8.47 | 12.50 |
| „ | 1041 | Hertford | 4.60 | 8.58 | 13.18 |
| December 1st | 1042 | Warwick | 3.25 | 8.81 | 12.06 |
| „ | 1043 | Buckingham | 3.50 | 8.50 | 12.00 |
| December 6th | 1044 | Stafford | 3.65 | 8.65 | 12.30 |
| „ | 1045 | Stafford | 4.75 | 8.43 | 13.88 |
| „ | 1046 | Northampton | 4.32 | 8.36 | 12.68 |
| „ | 1047 | Derby | 4.40 | 8.58 | 12.98 |
| „ | 1048 | Leicester | 5.21 | 8.45 | 13.66 |
| December 8th | 1049 | Gloucester | 3.40 | 8.68 | 12.08 |
| „ | 1050 | Worcester | 3.85 | 8.81 | 12.66 |
| „ | 1051 | Gloucester | 4.55 | 8.65 | 13.20 |
| „ | 1052 | Dorset | 4.22 | 8.64 | 12.86 |
| „ | 1053 | Lincoln | 3.77 | 8.91 | 12.68 |
| Average (28 Samples November/December, 1904) | 4.10 | 8.65 | 12.75 | ||
| Average (30 Samples March, 1902) | 4.00 | 8.79 | 12.79 | ||