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Hammersmith 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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may say that only two sources produced a defective supply,
which is very satisfactory.
The nine adulterated milks mentioned all came from
one farmer. They constituted part of a batch of 19
taken in course of delivery. The farmer was able to prove
to the satisfaction of the Court that he had not, nor had any
of his servants, tampered with the milk; the summonses
were accordingly dismissed.
Table IV, below, gives the average composition of milk
for each month and for the whole year.
Table IV.
| Month. | No. of Samples. | Fat average (per cent.). | Non-fatty solids Average (per cent.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 3.8 | 8.77 |
| February | 42 | 3.37 | 8.78 |
| March | 25 | 3.5 | 8.8 |
| April | 36 | 3.46 | 8.79 |
| May | 34 | 3.63 | 8.9 |
| June | 19 | 3.6 | 8.95 |
| July | 35 | 3.59 | 8.78 |
| August | 40 | 3.66 | 8 87 |
| September | 30 | 3.91 | 8.83 |
| October | 41 | 3.75 | 8.9 |
| November | 28 | 3.93 | 8.9 |
| December | 52 | 3.99 | 8.86 |
| Whole year | 407 | 3.68 | 8.84 |
These figures represent good quality milk for the months
September, November and December and fair quality for
the rest of the year.
The following Table shows the number of milks classified
as being of good, fair or poor quality in each quarter of the
year, omitting, of course, the adulterated samples.