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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
Wandsworth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table C—
| Case No. | Nature of sample. | Nature of Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 191 | Cream (preserved) | 273 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
| 192 | Cream (preserved) | 39.2 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
| 193 | Cream (preserved) | 27.3 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
| 194 | Cream (fresh) | 23.1 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
| 245 | Milk | 33 per cent. deficient in milk-fat. |
| 493 | Milk | 15 per cent. deficient in milk-fat. |
| 523 | Cream (fresh) | 1.4 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
| 526 | Cream (fresh) | 18.9 grains Crystallised Boric Acid per lb. |
The average composition, in regard to milk fat and solids- not-fat, of the milk samples (exclusive of adulterated samples) submitted during each
fortnight of the year was as follows:—
| Milk Fat. | Solids-not-fat. | Milk Fat. | Solids-not-fat. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Fortnight | 3.56 | 8.86 | 14th Fortnight | 3.47 | 8.77 |
| 2nd ,, | 3.50 | 8.85 | 15th ,, | 3.41 | 8.74 |
| 3rd ,, | 3.41 | 8.96 | 16th ,, | 3.42 | 8.92 |
| 4th ,, | 3.56 | 8.88 | 17th ,, | — | — |
| 5th ,, | 3.36 | 8.91 | 18th ,, | 3.51 | 8.87 |
| 6th ,, | 3.35 | 8.77 | 19th ,, | 3.50 | 8.81 |
| 7th ,, | 3.54 | 8.80 | 20th ,, | 3.67 | 8.96 |
| 8th „ | 3.41 | 8.82 | 3.63 | 9.01 | |
| 9th ,, | 3.60 | 8.88 | 22nd „ | 3.89 | 9.04 |
| 10th ,, | 3.28 | 8.87 | 23rd ,, | 3.85 | 9.01 |
| 11th „ | 3.31 | 8.80 | 24th ,, | 3.67 | 8.91 |
| 12th ,, | 3.59 | 8.83 | 25th ,, | 3.70 | 8.90 |
| 13th ,, | 3.51 | 8.76 | 26th „ | - | - |