Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1924]
Showing the samples of milk reported as genuine or adulterated during the past 10 years and in 1924:— MILK ADULTERATION.
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1914 | 595 | 539 | 56 | 9.4 |
1915 | 605 | 531 | 74 | 12.2 |
1916 | 599 | 506 | 93 | 15.5 |
1917 | 592 | 526 | 66 | 11.1 |
1918 | 634 | 537 | 97 | 15.3 |
1919 | 638 | 579 | 59 | 9.2 |
1920 | 642 | 605 | 37 | 5.7 |
1921 | 644 | 605 | 39 | 6.0 |
1922 | 638 | 576 | 62 | 9.7 |
1923 | 676 | 644 | 32 | 4.7 |
Totals 10 yrs. | 6,263 | 5,648 | 615 | 9..7??? |
1924 | 681 | 646 | 35 | 5.1 |
Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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. | |
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 |
1921 | 151 | 8.83 | 3.34 | 371 | 8.79 | 3.37 | 122 | 8.91 | 3.73 |
1922 | 120 | 8.78 | 3.39 | 356 | 8.76 | 3.34 | 162 | 8.75 | 3.60 |
1923 | 120 | 8.82 | 3.55 | 388 | 9.08 | 3.63 | 168 | 8.90 | 3.63 |
Total samples and average constituents (10 years) | 1,485 | 8.66 | 3.47 | 3,442 | 8.70 | 3.48 | 1,336 | 8.81 | 3.66 |
1924 | 120 | 8.74 | 3.42 | 399 | 8.78 | 3.48 | 162 | 8.87 | 3.65 |