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Fulham 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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AUTOMATIC MILK MACHINES.
There are in the Borough three automatic milk machines fixed to the doors of shops
from which milk is obtainable after ordinary trading hours. These were regularly sampled
(between 8 and 10 p.m.) during the year and no adulterations reported.
COMPOSITION OF MILK SAMPLES.
The following table gives the monthly average composition of all milk samples taken during 1935 (excluding machine-skimmed milk):— TABLE 30.
| Month. | No. of Samples. | Fat. | Solids not Fat. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January . | 55 | 3.35% | 8.86% | |
| February | 46 | 3.47% | 8.86% | Including one sample containing 3.4% added water. |
| March | 51 | 3.50% | 8.86% | |
| April | 50 | 3.43% | 8.87% | |
| May | 45 | 3.51% | 8.92% | |
| June | 42 | 3.56% | 8.97% | |
| July ...... | 44 | 3.47% | 8.88% | |
| August ... | 42 | 3.53% | 8.77% | |
| September | 52 | 3.75% | 8.81% | |
| October ... | 51 | 3.91% | 8.79% | |
| November | 42 | 3.64% | 9.00% | Including one sample 7.3% deficient in fat. |
| December | 59 | 3.78% | 8.89% | |
| 579 | 3.60% | 8.88% | ||
| Legal Standards | 3.00% | 8.50% | ||
| Average composition of normal cow's milk | 3.7% | 8.9% | ||
It is satisfactory to note that the average figures for milk supplied in the Borough are
well above the standard of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. Any sample, therefore,
which shows figures as low as the legal standard should be, and is, looked upon with
suspicion.
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922, AND MILK AND DAIRIES
ORDER, 1926.
Section 2 of the Act empowers the Council to refuse to enter any person's name on
the Register of Dairymen and Dairies or to remove names from the register if they are
satisfied that the public health is, or is likely to be, endangered by any act or default of the
person in relation to the quality, storage or distribution of the milk.