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Wandsworth 1951
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Public Analyst
The average composition of the 718 samples of milk received during the year and returned as genuine was as under:—
| Total milk solids | 12.36 per cent. |
| Milk fat | 3.60 per cent. |
| Non-fatty solids | 8.76 per cent. |
The average composition of the 22 samples of Channel Islands and South Devon milks was as under:—
| Total milk solids | 13.30 per cent. |
| Milk fat | 4.26 per cent. |
| Non-fatty solids | 9.04 per cent. |
I have the honour to be,
Mr. Mayor, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Your obedient servant,
J. E. WOODHEAD. B.Sc., F.R.I.C., Ch.C.,
Deputy Public Analyst.