Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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(1912
3.89, which contrasts with an average percentage of 3.64 as sold by purveyors
of milk on Sundays, and 3.61 on week-days.
In 1912 the quality of these various milks are given in the following tabulated statement:—
Obtained. | No of Samples Analysed. | Average Percentage of Fat. | Average Percentage of Solids, not Fat. | Average Percentage of Total Solids. |
---|---|---|---|---|
On Sundays | 160 | 3.67 | 8.70 | 12.37 |
On Week-days | 326 | 3.61 | 8.76 | 12.37 |
At Railway Stations | 120 | 3.86 | 8.84 | 12.70 |
Table CXVII.
Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of Samples. | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of samples. | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of samples. | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | |
120 | |||||||||
120 | |||||||||
121 | |||||||||
Total Fourteen Years | |||||||||