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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Table C—continued.
| Case No, | Nature of sample, | Nature of Report. |
|---|---|---|
| 772 | Milk | 3 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 775 | Milk | 1 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 776 | Milk | 1 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 780 | Milk | 10 per cent. extraneous water and 6 per cent. milk fat deficient. |
| 848 | Milk | 10 per cent. milk fat deficient. |
| 859 | Milk | 2 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 877 | Milk | 42 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 878 | Milk | 4 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 928 | Milk | 3 per cent. extraneous water. |
| 957 | Milk | 13 per cent. extraneous water. |
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 | 3.60 | 8.83 | 14 | 3.44 | 8.70 |
| 2 | 3.53 | 8.83 | 15 | 3.42 | 8.78 |
| 3 | 3.42 | 8.78 | 16 | 3.72 | 8.73 |
| 4 | 3.38 | 8.92 | 17 | 3.58 | 8.70 |
| 5 | 3.50 | 8.91 | 18 | 3.44 | 8.66 |
| 6 | 3.51 | 8.81 | 19 | 3.52 | 8.88 |
| 7 | 3.17 | 8.73 | 20 | 3.66 | 8.85 |
| 8 | 3.42 | 8.84 | 21 | 3.64 | 8.85 |
| 9 | 3.59 | 22 | 3.68 | 8.88 | |
| 10 | 3.64 | 23 | 3.88 | 8.88 | |
| 11 | 3.63 | 24 | 3.62 | 8.79 | |
| 12 | 3.33 | 8.67 | 25 | 3.91 | 8.88 |
| 13 | 3.48 | 8.80 | 26 |