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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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286 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table C—continued.
Informal.
| Case No. | Nature of sample. | Nature of Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 930 | Milk | 16 per cent. milk fat deficient. |
| 931 | Milk | 10 per cent. milk fat deficient. |
| 952 | Milk | 59 per cent. milk fat deficient. |
| 953 | Milk | 38 per cent. milk fat deficient. |
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3.50 | 8.88 | 14 | 3.41 | 8.94 |
| 2 | 3.46 | 8.79 | 15 | 3.84 | 8.68 |
| 3 | 3.50 | 8.86 | 16 | 3.54 | 8.82 |
| 4 | 3.35 | 8.85 | 17 | 3.53 | 8.82 |
| 5 | 3.36 | 8.95 | 18 | 4.04 | 8.71 |
| 6 | 3.33 | 8.88 | 19 | 3.62 | 8.74 |
| 7 | 3.31 | 8.79 | 20 | 3.59 | 8.76 |
| 8 | 3.49 | 8.83 | 21 | 3.68 | 8.86 |
| 9 | 3.42 | 8.84 | 22 | 3.78 | 8.94 |
| 10 | 3.44 | 8.84 | 23 | 3.64 | 8.90 |
| 11 | 3.56 | 8.90 | 24 | 3.85 | 8.96 |
| 12 | 3.34 | 8.84 | 25 | 3.63 | 8.94 |
| 13 | 3.47 | 8.85 | 26 | 3.58 | 8.83 |
The Chart here inserted presents in a graphic form this variation
in average composition.