Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1925 of the Medical Officer of Health
This page requires JavaScript
49
With a view of testing the difference in the fat content of "top" and "bottom" milk
in churns as used on street hand-barrows in the Borough, twelve samples were taken from
six street vendors; two samples were taken from the same churn at the same time, one by the
use of a hand measure from the top of the milk in the churn, "top milk," and one from the
draw-off tap at the lower part of the churn, "bottom milk." Two of the churns were fitted
with plungers.
The following table shows the result of the examination of the six pairs of samples and it will be seen that no marked difference was discovered even where no plungers were fitted.
Top Milk. | Bottom Milk. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Fat. | Non-Fatty Solids. | Fat. | Non-Fatty Solids. | |
Samples 1 and 2 | 4.0 | 9.20 | 3.8 | 9.03 |
,, 3 „ 4 | 3.9 | 8.92 | 3.8 | 9.03 |
,, 5 „ 6 | 4.0 | 9.08 | 4.0 | 9.08 |
,, 7 „ 8* | 3.7 | 9.14 | 3 .7 | 9.14 |
,, 9 „ 10* | 3.1 | 9 .02 | 3.1 | 9. 28 |
,, 11 „ 12 | 3.4 | 8 .95 | 3.3 | 9.07 |
*Fitted with plungers.
Articles Analysed.
ARTICLE. | Purchased. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Proceedings taken. | Convictions. | Fines and Costs. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apples | 6 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Bacon | 10 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Barley, pearl | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Brandy | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Bread | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Butter | 59 | 59 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cake | 9 | 0 | 9 | ... | ... | ... |
Calomel ointment | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Fine, £7 0s. 0d. |
Chocolate cream | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Christmas pudding | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cinnamon, ground | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cream | 21 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... |
Cream, preserved | 31 | 31 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Currants | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Custard Powder | 5 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Egg powder | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Fish paste | 8 | 8 | • •• | ... | ... | ... |
Fruit syrup | 9 | 8 | 1 | ... | ... | ... |
Galantine | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Gin | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Herrings in tomato | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Iodine, liniment of | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
D