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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
Stepney 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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The average composition of all samples of milk analysed during the year is shown below.
Table E.
| Month. | Number examined. | Fat per cent. | Solids-not-fat per cent. | Total Solids per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 81 | 3.51 | 8.77 | 12.28 |
| February | 81 | 3.51 | 8.76 | 12.27 |
| March | 73 | 3.60 | 8.74 | 12.34 |
| April | 68 | 3.66 | 8.70 | 12.36 |
| May | 85 | 3.52 | 8.76 | 12.28 |
| June | 70 | 3.52 | 8.77 | 12.29 |
| July | 148 | 3.50 | 8.68 | 12.18 |
| August | 68 | 3.65 | 8.67 | 12.32 |
| September | 81 | 3.76 | 8.69 | 12.45 |
| October | 92 | 3.76 | 8.78 | 12.54 |
| November | 70 | 3.82 | 8.83 | 12.65 |
| December | 88 | 3.66 | 8.77 | 12.43 |
| Whole Year | 1 005 | 3. 61 | 8.74 | 12.35 |
| Legal Minimum | - | 3.00 | 8.50 | - |
The best quality milk has been supplied in November as is usual in
Stepney. During the last eleven years the supply has been the best nine times
in November and twice in October. This year the lowest figures for solidsnot-fat
were obtained in July and August, July having the lowest percentage
of total solids; this may have been due to the extremely dry summer.
Usually the quality of the milk supply in Stepney is poorest in the late spring
months.
The yearly averages are given in the following table:—
Table F.
| Year. | Fat per cent. | Solids-not-fat per cent. | Total Solids per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 3.64 | 8.72 | 12.36 |
| 1926 | 3.71 | 8.71 | 12.42 |
| 1927 | 3.68 | 8.67 | 12.35 |
| 1928 | 3.67 | 8.65 | 12.32 |
| 1929 | 3.62 | 8.65 | 12.27 |
| 1930 | 3.65 | 8.70 | 12.35 |
| 1931 | 3.69 | 8.69 | 12.38 |
| 1932 | 3.60 | 8.69 | 12.29 |
| 1933 | 3.63 | 8.74 | 12.37 |
| 1934 | 3.61 | 8.74 | 12.35 |