Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1915
The return of the samples of milk reported as adulterated by the Public Analyst, is given in the following tabular statement:—
MILK ADULTERATION.
Samples Analysed | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1892 | 171 | 139 | 32 | 18.7 |
1893 | 213 | 173 | 40 | 18.7 |
1894 | 206 | 169 | 37 | 17.9 |
1895 | 413 | 343 | 70 | 16.9 |
1896 | 468 | 418 | 50 | 10.6 |
1897 | 513 | 464 | 49 | 9.5 |
1898 | 543 | 492 | 51 | 9.4 |
1899 | 532 | 477 | 55 | 10.3 |
I900 | 541 | 485 | 56 | 10.3 |
1901 | 632 | 556 | 76 | I2.0 |
I902 | 586 | 528 | 58 | 9.9 |
1903 | 508 | 458 | 50 | 9.8 |
1904 | 600 | 553 | 47 | 7.8 |
1905 | 594 | 549 | 45 | 7.6 |
1906 | 634 | 560 | 74 | 11.8 |
1907 | 597 | 557 | 40 | 6.7 |
1908 | 604 | 552 | 52 | 8.6 |
1909 | 605 | 563 | 42 | 6.9 |
igio | 621 | 563 | 58 | 9.3 |
1911 | 601 | 542 | 59 | 9.8 |
1912 | 606 | 573 | 33 | 5.4 |
1913 | 600 | 555 | 45 | 7.5 |
I914 | 595 | 539 | 56 | 9.4 |
Totals | 11,983 | 10,808 | 1,175 | 9.8 |
The quality of these various milks in 1915 is given in the following tabular statement:—
Obtained. | No. of Samples Analysed. | Average Percentage of Fat. | Average Percentage of Solids, not Fat. | Average Percentage of Total Solids. |
---|---|---|---|---|
On Sundays | 165 | 3. 43 | 8.64 | 12.07 |
On Week-days | 320 | 3.49 | 8.69 | 12.l8 |
At Railway Stations | 120 | 3.67 | 8.86 | 12.53 |