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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
Greenwich 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Cautionary letters were sent to six milk sellers connected
with one particular firm drawing attention to the improper use
of a description resembling an authorised designation. Such
intimations had the desired effect and no further infringement on
the above Order was observed.
Milk.—Result of Analytical and Bacteriological
Examinations.—77 samples of milk were taken during the year,
of which only three were found to be adulterated or below the
standard fixed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
Of the 77 samples, 16 were taken from handcarts in the streets.
The following table shows the average composition of milk examined by the Analyst during the year:—
| Period | No. of Samples Examined | Average Composition of all Samples, i.e. Genuine and Adulterated | Average Composition of Genuine Samples | Ministry of Agriculture Standard | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent. ofMilk Fat | Per cent. of Solids not Fat | Per cent. ofMilk Fat | Per cent. of Solids not Fat | Per cent. ofMilk Fat | Per cent. of Solids not Fat | ||
| 1st Quarter | 20 | 3.53 | 8.65 | 3.57 | 8.62 | 3.00 | 8.5 |
| 2nd Quarter | 24 | 3.41 | 8.70 | 3.52 | 8.70 | ||
| 3rd Quarter | 26 | 3.68 | 8.71 | 3.68 | 8.71 | ||
| 4th Quarter | 7 | 3.67 | 8.69 | 3.67 | 8.69 | ||
| 77 | |||||||
| Average for the Year | 3.57 | 8.69 | 3.61 | 8.68 | |||
The undermentioned samples of milk were submitted to
the Council's Pathologist, Dr. Arthur Davies, for bacteriological
examination and found to be free from the presence of tubercle
bacillus:—
6 Ordinary Milk.
2 Sterilized Milk.
2 Pasteurised Milk.
3 Certified Milk.
3 Grade A (T.T.) Milk.
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Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.—This Order was made
by the Minister of Health under powers conferred by the Milk
and Dairies (Consolidated) Act, 1915, and revokes the Dairies,