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Hammersmith 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]

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40
Milk.
During the year 344 samples of milk were examined and of
these 296 were reported as genuine, 39 as inferior, and 9 as
adulterated.
Particulars of the samples reported against are given in
the following Table: —

Table: Table III.

Table III.

No.Adulteration Certified.Penalties Imposed.
1Added Water 2'7 per cent, and Fat abstracted 8'2 per cent.No action—see note below.
2Added Water 5 „ „
3„ „ 4 6 ,, ,,
4„ „ 33 „ „
5„ „ 3.5 „ „Vendor warned.
6„ „ 2 „ „No action.
7Fat abstracted 13 „ „Kine £3 and costs 10s. 6d.
8„ „ 7 „ „„ £5 „ „ £1 11s. 6d.
9„ „ 2 ,, „Vendor warned.

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Following the report on Nos. 1 and 2 above, "appeal"
samples were taken by the Inspector for Wilts County Council,
and these also fell below the legal limit for non-fatty solids
(see Nos. 3 and 4). Further inquiries elicited the fact that
the cows yielding this milk had been fed in a way that would
probably cause this deficiency of non-fatty solids.
An "appeal" sample arising out of No. 7 proved to be
genuine.
The percentage of adulteration in the case of milk is 2 6 as
compared with l-9 last year. The following Table gives the
average composition of the milk calculated on the total number
of samples taken in the Borough during the four quarters
of the year :—

Table: Table IV.

Table IV.

Fat.Non-fatty Solids.Water.
Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.
Quarter ending March 31st3.668.8587.49
„ „ June 30th3.508.8487.66
„ „ Sept. 30th3.638.8487.53
„ ,, Dec. 31st3.938.9187.16
Average for the year3-688-8687'46