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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 1922
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1922
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Milk. —During the year 356 samples of milk were examined
and of these 307 were reported as genuine, 35 as inferior, and
14 as adulterated. The following Table shows the nature and
extent of the adulteration :—
TABLE III.
| No. | Adulteration Certified. | Penalties Imposed. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat abstracted 96 per cent. | No action. Labelled as Separated Milk. |
| 2 | 17 | Case withdrawn. Same defendant as No. 9. |
| 3 | 16 | Warranty proved. Case dismissed. |
| 4 | 15 „ | |
| 5 | „ „ 13 „ | Case withdrawn. |
| 6 | „ „ 9 „ | Warranty proved. Case dismissed. |
| 7 | „ „ 3 „ | Cautionary letter to vendor. |
| 8 | Added Water 6.5 „ | Defence satisfied Court that milk was sold as it came from the cow. Case dismissed. |
| 9 | 6 „ | Fined £5 and £3 3s. costs. |
| 10 | „ „ 6 „ | Cautionary letter to vendor. |
| 11 | „ „ 4 „ | Warranty proved. Case dismissed. |
| 12 | „ „ 3.5 „ | Defence satisfied Court that milk was sold as it came from the cow. Case dismissed. |
| 13 | Coloured with annatto | Cautionary letter to vendor. |
| 14 | „ „ „ | £3 3s. costs. |
The percentage of adulteration for the year in the case of
milk is 3.9 as compared with 5.1 for the preceding year.
Prosecutions were instituted in the case of most of the
adulterated samples and the penalties inflicted amounted to
£11 6s.
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 : —