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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

Battersea 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Battersea Borough]

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Table: All the 73 samples of ordinary milk were reported as genuine and the average composition was as follows:—

All the 73 samples of ordinary milk were reported as genuine and the average composition was as follows:—

Milk fat3.65 per cent.
Non-fatty solids8.75 „
Total milk solids12.40 „

Table: Their content of milk fat ranged as follows:—

Their content of milk fat ranged as follows:—

Over 4.0 per cent.1 sample or 1.37 per cent
between 3.9 and 4.05 samples „ 6.85 „
„ 3.8 „ 3.9 „11 „ „ 15.07 „
„ 3.7 „ 3.8 „15 „ „ 20.55 „
„ 3.6 „ 3.7 „11 „ „ 15.07 „
„ 3.5 „ 3.6 „17 „ „ 23.28 „
„ 3.4 „ 3.5 „8 „ „ 10.96 „
„ 3.3 „ 3.4 „3 „ „ 4.11 „
„ 3.2 „ 3.3 „2 „ „ 2.74 „
73 100.00

Table: In the years 1955 to 1960 the percentage of adulterated samples of milk was as under:—

In the years 1955 to 1960 the percentage of adulterated samples of milk was as under:—

YearSamples takenAdulterated
No.Percentage
195510033.0
195610000.0
195710000.0
19589300.0
195910000.0
196010000.0