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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the MedIcal Off1cer of Health. 281
Milk and Cream.
The number of samples grouped under the heading "milk and
Cream" amounted to 857. Of these, 829 were taken with the
necessary formalit1es requ1red by the Acts, wh1lst 28 were submitted
informally.
The samples were compr ised as follows:.
| No. of samples examined | No. of samples found adulterated or not up to standard | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formal | informal | Total | Formal | informal | Total | |
| Milk | 749 | 14 | 763 | 4 | ||
| Separated Milk | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
| Skim Milk | 11 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Milk Powder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cream, Fresh | 36 | 41 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Cream, Preserved | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 95 | 4 | 99 | ||||
Classification of adulteration Reported.
It will, therefore, be seen that the percentage of adulteration or departure from standard in articles submitted under th is class was as under:—
| Formal. | informal. | |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 8.4 | 28.3 |
| Separated Milk | 23.8 | ... |
| Skim Milk | 36.3 | ... |
| Milk Powder | ... | 0 |
| Cream (Fresh) | 63.8 | 0 |
| Cream (Preserved) | 0 | 0 |