[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of] page 62

Islington 1925

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Table: Showing the anaylses of 6,349 milks examined in Islington during the 10 years 1915-1924 and 1925, and distinguishing those purchased on Sundays, on Week-days, and procured at the Railway Stations whilst in transit from the Farmer to the London Milk Purveyor.

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Showing the anaylses of 6,349 milks examined in Islington during the 10 years 1915-1924 and 1925, and distinguishing those purchased on Sundays, on Week-days, and procured at the Railway Stations whilst in transit from the Farmer to the London Milk Purveyor.

Years.	Sunday Milks.			Week-day Milks.			Railway Milks (Farmers).
Years.	No. of Samples	Per cent, of nonfatty solids.	Per cent, of fat.	No. of Samples	Per cent, of nonfatty solids.	Per cent, of fat.	No. of Samples	Per cent, of nonfatty solids.	Per cent, of fat.
1915	165	8.64	3.43	320	8.76	3.49	120	8.86	3.67
1916	160	8.60	3.53	319	8.56	3.43	120	8.83	3.63
1917	150	8.63	3.45	322	3.60	3.41	120	8.84	3.59
1918	136	8.39	3.60	377	8.44	3.53	121	8.61	3.65
1919	166	8.56	3.56	331	8.56	3.61	141	8.67	3.68
1920	162	8.71	3.42	338	8.76	3.52	142	8.86	3.66
1921	151	8.83	3.34	371	8.79	3.37	122	8.91	3.73
1922	120	8.74	3.39	356	8.76	3.34	162	8.75	3.60
1923	120	8.82	3.55	388	9.08	3.63	168	8.90	3.63
1921	120	8.74	3.42	399	8.78	3.48	162	8.87	3.65
Total samples and average constituents (10 years)	1,450	8.67	3.47	3,521	8.71	3.48	1,378	8.81	3.65
1925	108	8.71	3.41	384	8.71	3.37	192	8.79	3.67

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Informal Sampling. — This included 8 samples of full cream sweetened
Condensed Milk and 6 full cream Dried Milk, all of which were genuine.
Milk.—The qualitative result of the Analyses of the Milk samples, which have
now been published for many years, are as follows:
No. of Samples. Solids not Fat. Fat. Total Solids.
Milk purchased on Sundays 108 8.71 3 41 12.12
Milk purchased on week-days 384 8 71 3.37 12.08
Milk procured in transit at
Finsbury Park Station 192 8.79 3.67 12.46
Official Standard 8 50 3.00 11. 50
The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or
purchased on Sundays, Week-days, and at Finsbury Park Station are as follows:
Percentage
Number taken. Genuine. Adulterated. Adulterated.
On Sundays 108 102 6 5.5
On Week-days 384 372 12 3.1
At Railway Stations 192 178 14 7.3
(Fanners' Milks)
684 652 32 4.7

Table: SAMPLES OF MILK SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS UNDER THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.

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SAMPLES OF MILK SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS UNDER THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.

1925.	No. of Samples	Samples Coloured	Prosecutions for Mixed Milk	Result of Prosecutions
1925.	No. of Samples	Samples Coloured	Prosecutions for Mixed Milk	Successful	Dismissed	No proceedings
1st Quarter	7	Nil	3	1	2	4
2nd	Nil	„	Nil	„	„	„
3rd	,,	„	„	„	„	„
4th	„	„	„	„	„	„
The Year	7	Nil	3	1	2	4

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Islington 1925

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Table: Showing the anaylses of 6,349 milks examined in Islington during the 10 years 1915-1924 and 1925, and distinguishing those purchased on Sundays, on Week-days, and procured at the Railway Stations whilst in transit from the Farmer to the London Milk Purveyor.

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Table: SAMPLES OF MILK SUBMITTED FOR ANALYSIS UNDER THE MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922.