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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
Croydon 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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Result of Analysis of New Milk Samples.
Solids Not Fat (Legal standard is 8.5%)*
8.4 8.5* 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1
4 14 50 83 67 26 2 3
Milk Fat (Legal standard is 3%)
2.68 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.3 5.4 5.7
1 2 2 13 34 41 54 36 26 20 9 5 3 1 1 1
Total samples of new milk: 249
The samples of Milk for analysis were obtained as follows: —
Taken on Milk Rounds 146
,, at Dairies 74
,, at Institutions 27
,, at Local Farms 2
249
Average composition of New Milk Samples—
Solids not fat 8.72%
Milk Fat 3.58%