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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
Hammersmith 1905
Sixth annual report year ended 31st March 1906
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MILK.
During the year 192 samples of Milk were examined, and
of these 150 were reported as genuine, 25 as inferior, and
17 as adulterated.
The term "inferior" is applied to those samples that
approximate as regards Fat or Non-fatty Solids or both to
the minimum standards fixed by the Milk Regulations of
the Board of Agriculture.
The following table gives details of each case where
adulteration was reported:—
TABLE IV.
| Milk Samples. | Adulteration Certified. |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fat Abstracted 40 per cent. |
| 2 | ,, ,, 17 ,, |
| 3 | ,, ,, 17,, |
| 4 | ,, ,, 7,, |
| 5 | ,, ,,7 ,, |
| 6 | ,, ,, 4 ,, |
| 7 | ,, ,, 3 ,, |
| 8 | ,, ,,,3 ,, |
| 9 | ,, ,, 3 ,, |
| 10 | Added Water 4 „ |
| 11 | ,, ,, 4 ,, |
| 12 | ,, ,, 3.5 ,, |
| 13 | ,, ,, 3.5 ,, |
| 14 | ,, ,, 3 ,, |
| 15 | ,, ,, 2 ,, |
| 16 | ,, ,, 2 ,, |
| 17 | ,, ,, 1.5 ,, |
During the year ended 31st March, 1906, the average composition of the milk for each quarter calculated on the total number of samples examined was as follows:—
| Quarter ending June 30th. | Fat 3.63 % | Non-fatty Solids 9.02 % |
| ,, ,, Sept. 30th. | ,, 3.69 % | „ „ 8.78 % |
| „ „ Dec. 31st. | ,, 3.83 % | „ 8.80 % |
| ,, ,, Mar. 31st. | ,, 3.5 % | „ ,, 8.80 % |
| Average for year | ,, 3.66% | ,, ,, 8.85 % |