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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
Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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Particulars of the number and percentage of adulterated samples of milk for the years
1928 to 1936 inclusive are given in the following table:—
TABLE 19.
SAMPLES OF MILK ADULTERATED.
| Year. | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. examined | 591 | 565 | 548 | 540 | 543 | 641 | 554 | 580 | 566 |
| No. adulterated | 15 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| Percentage of adulteration | 2.5 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.55 | 0.74 | 2.8 | 1. 1 | 0.3 | 1.06 |
As in previous years, samples of milk were taken in course of delivery to the hospitals,
institution and schools in the Borough which a re under the control of the London County
Council. The following were taken during 1936 and no adulterations were reported.
TABLE 20.
| Institution. | Samples taken for | |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical Analysis. | Bacteriological Examination. | |
| Fulham Hospital | 23 | 18 |
| Fulham Institution | 6 | 6 |
| Western Hospital | 30 | 18 |
| Elizabethan Open Air School | 2 | 2 |
| L.C.C. Schools | 29 | 31 |
AUTOMATIC MILK MACHINES.
There are in the Borough three automatic milk machines fixed to the doors of registered
niilkshops from which milk is obtainable after ordinary trading hours. During the year under
review ten samples were purchased from these machines for chemical analysis and in all cases
the milk was genuine.