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As is usual in Stepney, the best quality milk was supplied in November,
the lowest figure being obtained in July and August. The yearly averages,
including adulterated samples, are given in the following table :—

In previous reports samples of milk which have been slightly below the
legal standard of composition have been reported as " Genuine, poor quality,
slightly deficient in solids-not-fat." During 1935, when possible, freezing
point determinations were made on those samples of milk which contained
slightly less than or more than the standard of 8.5 per cent. of solids-not-fat,
with the result that it was possible to condemn a number of these samples,
and the number of samples reported as adulterated has been slightly increased
from this reason. There still remain during the year 8 samples of milk which
were border-line samples both with regard to the percentage of solids-not-fat
and the freezing point, and these samples were reported as being of suspicious
character.
Poor QualityMilk
Samples
25 samples of milk were taken on delivery for chemical examination from
five institutions in the Borough. The average composition of the milk was :
Fat, 3.53 per cent., and solids-not-fat, 8.82 per cent.
43 samples of milk were taken on delivery at 38 schools in the Borough.
All the samples were genuine. The average composition of the samples was :
Fat, 3.47 per cent., and solids-not-fat, 8.78 per cent.
Hospitals,
etc., Samples
School
Samples.
23 samples consisting of either bread and butter or rolls and butter
were examined. Of these, one sample of bread and butter and 4 samples of
rolls and butter were adulterated.
Bread and
Butter.