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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
Hackney 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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Details are given below with regard to the adulterated formal samples and the action taken by the Council in respect thereof:—
| Description. | Nature and Extent of Adulteration. | Action taken. |
|---|---|---|
| 3.Z Butter | 0.2%excess water | No action taken. |
| 7.0 Milk | 2.0% fat abstracted | „ „ |
| 8.0 ,, | 1.3% ,, | „ „ |
| 9.0 ,, | 6.3% ,, | Proceedings. All summonses dismissed on payment of £10 10s. costs. |
| 12.0 ,, | 9.0% „ | |
| 13.0 ,, | 5.7% ,, | |
| 14.0 ,, | 20.0% ,, | |
| 15.0 ,, | 16.7% „ ,, | |
| 186.W ,, | 5.0% ,, ,, | Samples taken at farms in connection with samples 9.0 to 15.0. |
| 7797 .E ,, | 5 .0% ,, ,, | |
| 188.N ,, | 10.0% „ ,, | |
| 3.C ,, | 9.4— added water | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on payment of £3 3s. costs. |
| 4.C ,, | 15.7% fat abstracted | Proceedings. Summons dismissed on payment of £2 12s. 6d. costs. |
There were thus seven prosecutions instituted during the year,
resulting in the payment of £16 5s. 6d. in costs.
The average composition of the formal milk samples taken in 1935 is shown in the following table in order that a comparison may be made with the standard of genuineness accepted by the Ministry of Agriculture, namely, 3.0 per cent. milk fat and 8.5 per cent. solids not fat:—
| Months. | Number of Formal Samples taken. | Average Composition of all Samples. | Average Composition of Genuine Samples. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat | Percentage of Milk Fat. | Percentage of Solids not Fat | ||
| January | 24 | 3.56 | 9.03 | 3.56 | 9.03 |
| February | 42 | 3.05 | 8.90 | 3.05 | 8.90 |
| March | 72 | 3.32 | 8.97 | 3.44 | 8.99 |
| April | 15 | 3.30 | 9.03 | 3.30 | 9.03 |
| May | 32 | 3.38 | 9.02 | 3.38 | 9.02 |
| June | 27 | 3.37 | 9.09 | 3.37 | 9.09 |
| July | 72 | 3.38 | 8.83 | 3.38 | 8.83 |
| August | 54 | 3.47 | 8.82 | 3.47 | 8.82 |
| September | 60 | 3.37 | 8.94 | 3.37 | 8.94 |
| October | 38 | 3.67 | 9.09 | 3.67 | 9.09 |
| November | 42 | 3.70 | 9.05 | 3.70 | 9.05 |
| December | 20 | 3.40 | 9.06 | 3.40 | 9.06 |
| Average | — | 3.41 | 8.99 | 3.42 | 8.99 |