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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
Fulham 1919
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1919
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592 samples of milk were purchased for analysis,
of which 64 or 10.8 per cent. were certified to be
adulterated against 9.6, 14.3 and 13 per cent. in the
three preceding years.
The average composition of the samples of milk taken in the four quarters of the year was as under:—
| Samples. | Fat. | Non-fatty Solids. | Total Solids. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 150 | 3.57 | 8.77 | 12.34 |
| 2nd „ | 134 | 3.25 | 8.50 | 11.75 |
| 3rd „ | 133 | 3.51 | 8.70 | 12.21 |
| 4th „ | 175 | 3.82 | 8.72 | 12.54 |
No preservative was found in any of the samples
examined.
Warranties.—In 13 of the 24 cases in which proceedings
were instituted by the Council the summonses
were dismissed on the ground that the vendors had
purchased the milk under warranties that it was of
genuine quality and had sold it in the same condition
as they received it. Two summonses against farmers
who supplied adulterated milk, for having given false
warranties, were also dismissed on the ground that
they had no reason to believe that the milk was other
than as warranted. The need for the alteration
of the law with regard to warranties has been repeatedly
pressed upon the Local Government Board
by the Council and other local authorities.
Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912 and 1917.-—No
samples of Cream under the above were taken during
the year.