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Hammersmith 1923

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1923

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53
Milk.—During the year 435 samples of milk were examined
and of these 359 were reported as genuine, 54 as inferior, and
22 as adulterated. The following Table shows the nature and
extent of the adulteration:—

Table: TABLE III.

TABLE III.

No.Adulteration Certified.Penalties Imposed.
1Fat abstracted 22 per cent.Warranty proved. Case dismissed.
2,, ,, 8 ,,Fined£2.
3,, ,, 7 ,,Case dismissed.
4,, ,,4.5 ,,Case dismissed. Warranty proved.
5,, ,, 3 ,,No proceedings.
6,, ,, 2 ,,Cautionary letter to Vendor.
7Added Water 31 „Warranty proved. Case dismissed.
8,, ,, 8 ,,Fined £1 and £1 1s. costs.
9,, ,, 7 ,,Fined and £1 1s. costs.
10,, ,, 6 ,,Fined £1 and £1 1s. costs.
11,, ,, 6 ,,Fined£2 and 10s. 6d.. costs.
12,, ,, 5 ,,Fined £1 and £1 1s. costs.
13,, ,, 5 ,,Warranty proved. Case dismissed.
14,, ,, 4.5 ,,£2 2s. costs.
15,, ,, 3 ,,£2 2s. costs.
16,, ,, 3 ,,10s. 6d. costs.
17,, ,, 1 ,,No action.
18,, ,, 1 ,,No action.
19Coloured with AnnattoFined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs.
20,, ,, ,,Fined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs.
21,, ,, ,,Fined £1 and 10s. 6d. costs.
22,, ,, ,,Fined 10s. and 10s. 6d. costs.

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The percentage of adulteration for the year in the case of
milk is 5.0 as compared with 3.9 for the preceding year.
Prosecutions were instituted in the case of most of the
adulterated samples and the penalties inflicted amounted to
£21 9s. 6d.
The following Table gives the average composition of the
milk, calculated on the total number of the samples taken in
the Borough during the four quarters of the year:—