Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1921 | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. i | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Quarters. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | AH Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. |
1st Quarter | 40 | 102 | 32 | 174 | 37 | 94 | 31 | 162 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 6.9 |
2nd ,, | 41 | 83 | 30 | 154 | 40 | 77 | 29 | 146 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
3rd ,, | 40 | 90 | 30 | 160 | 40 | 82 | 30 | 152 | — | 8 | — | 8 | - | 8.9 | — | 5.0 |
4th ,, | 30 | 96 | 30 | 156 | 28 | 89 | 28 | 145 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 7.0 |
The Year | 151 | 371 | 122 | 644 | 145 | 342 | 118 | 605 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 39 | 4.0 | 7.8 | 3.3 | 6.0 |
The number of samples of milk purchased was 644, of which 605 were genuine and
39, or 6.0 per cent. were adulterated.
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. | Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1892 | 171 | 139 | 32 | 18.7 | 1909 | 605 | 563 | 42 | 6.9 |
1893 | 213 | 173 | 40 | 18.7 | 1910 | 621 | 563 | 58 | 9.3 |
1894 | 206 | 169 | 37 | 17.9 | 1911 | 601 | 542 | 59 | 9.8 |
1895 | 413 | 343 | 70 | 16.9 | 1912 | 606 | 573 | 33 | 5.4 |
1896 | 468 | 418 | 50 | 10.6 | 1913 | 600 | 555 | 45 | 7.5 |
1897 | 513 | 464 | 49 | 9.5 | 1914 | 595 | 539 | 56 | 9.4 |
1898 | 543 | 492 | 51 | 9.4 | 1915 | 605 | 531 | 74 | 12.2 |
1899 | 532 | 477 | 55 | 10.3 | 1916 | 599 | 506 | 93 | 15.5 |
1900 | 541 | 485 | 56 | 10.3 | 1917 | 592 | 526 | 66 | 11.1 |
1901 | 632 | 556 | 76 | 12.0 | 1918 | 634 | 537 | 97 | 15.3 |
1902 | 586 | 528 | 58 | 9.9 | 1919 | 638 | 579 | 59 | 9.2 |
1903 | 508 | 458 | 50 | 9.8 | 1920 | 642 | 605 | 37 | 5.7 |
1904 | 600 | 553 | 47 | 7.8 | Totals | 15,693 | 14,092 | 1,601 | 10.2 |
1905 | 594 | 549 | 45 | 7.6 | |||||
1906 | 634 | 560 | 74 | 11.8 | |||||
1907 | 597 | 557 | 40 | 6.7 | |||||
1908 | 604 | 552 | 52 | 8.6 |
Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
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No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | |
1899 | 181 | 8.49 | 3.50 | 231 | 8.53 | 3.58 | 120 | 8.82 | 4.23 |
1900 | 196 | 8.64 | 3.62 | 224 | 8.55 | 3.53 | 121 | 8.75 | 3.93 |
1901 | 196 | 8.56 | 3.64 | 295 | 8.60 | 3.49 | 141 | 8.77 | 3.69 |
1902 | 192 | 8.59 | 3.60 | 274 | 8.64 | 3.51 | 90 | 8.76 | 3.85 |
1903 | 167 | 8.42 | 3.86 | 218 | 8.47 | 3.74 | 120 | 8.66 | 3.90 |
1904 | 164 | 8.52 | 3.78 | 317 | 8.48 | 3.74 | 120 | 8.62 | 3.97 |
1905 | 161 | 8.55 | 3.68 | 323 | 8.51 | 3.72 | 112 | 8.66 | 3.87 |
1906 | 195 | 8.49 | 3.58 | 332 | 8.52 | 3.59 | 110 | 8.75 | 3.69 |
1907 | 150 | 8.64 | 3.63 | 327 | 8.65 | 3.76 | 120 | 8.77 | 3.96 |
1908 | 160 | 8.58 | 3.69 | 324 | 8.58 | 3.52 | 120 | 8.73 | 3.88 |
1909 | 159 | 8.66 | 3.67 | 326 | 8.85 | 3.62 | 120 | 8.74 | 3.86 |
1910 | 160 | 8.57 | 3.55 | 336 | 8.50 | 3.44 | 125 | 8.76 | 3.74 |
1911 | 160 | 8.57 | 3.63 | 320 | 8.54 | 3.65 | 121 | 8.71 | 3.92 |
1912 | 160 | 8.70 | 3.67 | 326 | 8.76 | 3.61 | 120 | 8.84 | 3.86 |
1913 | 162 | 8.74 | 3.56 | 318 | 8.72 | 3.52 | 120 | 8.92 | 3.80 |
1914 | 155 | 8.60 | 3.42 | 320 | 8.71 | 3.52 | 120 | 8.88 | 3.78 |
1915 | 165 | 8.64 | 3.43 | 320 | 8.76 | 3.49 | 120 | 8.86 | 3.67 |
1916 | 160 | 8.60 | 3.53 | 319 | 8.56 | 3.43 | 120 | 8.83 | 3.63 |
1917 | 150 | 8.63 | 3.45 | 322 | 8.60 | 3.41 | 120 | 8.84 | 3.59 |
1918 | 136 | 8.39 | 3.60 | 377 | 8.44 | 3.53 | 121 | 8.61 | 3.65 |
1919 | 166 | 8.56 | 3.56 | 331 | 8.56 | 3.61 | 141 | 8.67 | 3.68 |
1920 | 162 | 8.71 | 3.42 | 338 | 8.76 | 3.52 | 142 | 8.86 | 3.66 |
Total samples and average constituents (22 years). | 3,657 | 8.58 | 3.59 | 6,818 | 8.31 | 3.57 | 2,664 | 8.76 | 3.81 |
1921 | 151 | 8.83 | 3.34 | 371 | 8.79 | 3.37 | 122 | 8.91 | 3.73 |