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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
Holborn 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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| Percentage of Fat. | Number of Samples. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shops. | Restaurants. | Streets. | Total | |
| Less than 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3.1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3.2 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| 3.3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 3.4 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
| 3.5 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| 3.6 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 28 |
| 3.7 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 29 |
| 3.8 | 9 | - | 5 | 14 |
| 3.9 | 5 | - | 2 | |
| 4.0 | 5 | 1 | - | 6 |
| 4.1 | 7 | 1 | - | 8 |
| 4.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4.3 | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 4.4 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 4.5 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 4.8 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 5.1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 5.2 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| 5.3 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6.0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| 6.1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 143 | 26 | 48 | 217 | |
| Average | 3.61 | 3.79 | 3.58 | 3.64 |
Fifteen per cent, of the samples contained 4 per cent, or more fat. Milk with
this fat content docs not appear to be uncommon.
In the City of London, 42 out of 244 samples (17 per cent.) of milk examined in
1924 contained 4 per cent, of fat and over.