Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1913
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In the accompanying table will be seen the percentages of milk fat in the various samples of milk.
Year. | Total Samples. | Milk Fat. | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 3 per cent. | 3 per cent and under 3ยท5 per cent. | 3.5 per cent and under 4 per cent. | 4 per cent. and over. | ||||||
No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | No. of Samples. | Percentage of total. | ||
1904 | 419 | 5 | 1.2 | 147 | 35.1 | 164 | 39.1 | 103 | 24.6 |
1905 | 505 | 9 | 1.7 | 216 | 42.8 | 168 | 33.3 | 112 | 22.2 |
1906 | 507 | 3 | 0.6 | 211 | 41.6 | 178 | 35.1 | 115 | 22.7 |
1907 | 617 | 24 | 3.9 | 232 | 37.6 | 249 | 40.3 | 112 | 18.1 |
1908 | 575 | 12 | 2.1 | 258 | 44.9 | 226 | 39.3 | 79 | 13.7 |
1909 | 722 | 10 | 1.4 | 332 | 46.0 | 271 | 37.5 | 109 | 15.1 |
1910 | 676 | 5 | 0.7 | 294 | 43.5 | 281 | 41.6 | 96 | 14.2 |
1911 | 778 | 22 | 2.8 | 395 | 50.8 | 282 | 36.2 | 79 | 10.2 |
1912 | 787 | 37 | 4.7 | 375 | 47.6 | 306 | 38.8 | 69 | 8.8 |
1913 | 613 | 41 | 6.7 | 303 | 49.4 | 209 | 34.0 | 60 | 9.7 |
Average, 10 yrs. | 619 | 16 | 2.5 | 276 | 43.9 | 233 | 37.5 | 93 | 15.9 |