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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
Hammersmith 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Milk.
During the year 347 samples of milk were examined and
of these, 294 were reported as genuine, 39 as inferior and
14 as adulterated, thirty of the inferior samples were
poor in fat, 1 in non-fatty solids, and 8 in both fat and
non-fatty solids. Particulars of the adulterated milks are
given in Table III.
| No. | Adulteration Certified. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fat abstracted 24 per cent. | |
| 2 | „ „ 24 „ „ | |
| 3 | „ „ 7 „ „ | |
| 4 | „ „ 6 „ „ | |
| 5 | „ „ 5 „ „ | |
| 6 | „ „ 1 „ „ | |
| 7 | Added Water 8 „ „ | |
| 8 | „ „ 3 „ „ | |
| 9 | „ „ 1 „ „ | |
| 10 | „ „ 1 „ „ | |
| 11 | „ „ 1 „ „ | |
| 12 | Coloured with annatto | |
| 13 | „ „ „ | |
| 14 | „ „ „ | |
The following Table gives the average composition of
the milk calculated on the total number of samples taken
in the Borough during the four quarters of the year:—
Table IV.
| Fat. | Non-fatty Solids. | Water. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Quarter ending March 31st | 3.58 | 8.80 | 87.59 |
| „ „ June 30lh | 3.58 | 8.78 | 87.64 |
| „ Sent. 30th | 3.70 | 8.75 | 87.55 |
| „ „ Dec. 31st | 3.97 | 8.86 | 87.17 |
| Average for the year | 3.71 | 8.80 | 87.49 |
These figures represent milk of good average quality for
the whole year.