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Fulham 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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COMPOSITION OF MILK SAMPLES.
The following table gives the monthly average composition of all samples of milk (excluding
machine-skimmed milk) taken during 1936, and it is satisfactory to note that the quality of
the milk supplied in Fulham is well maintained and compares very favourably with the
standards of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries: —
TABLE 21.
| Month. | No. of Samples. | Fat. | Solids not Fat. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48 | 3.57% | 8.89% | |
| February | 48 | 3.42% | 8.86% | |
| March | 51 | 3.44% | 8.77% | Including 3 adulterated samples. |
| April | 51 | 3.42% | 8.71% | |
| May | 54 | 3.42% | 8.77% | „ 1 „ „ |
| June | 52 | 3.51% | 8.94% | |
| July | 36 | 3.58% | 8.81% | „ 1 „ „ |
| August | 39 | 3.60% | 8.73% | „ 1 „ „ |
| September | 44 | 3.59% | 8.84% | |
| October | 46 | 3.94% | 8.93% | |
| November | 49 | 3.90% | 8.88% | |
| December | 46 | 3.80% | 8.77% | |
| 564 | 3.59% | 8.82% | ||
| Legal Standards 3.00% | 8.50% | |||
| Average composition of normal cow's milk 3.7% | 8.9% | |||
MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922, AND MILK AND DAIRIES
ORDER, 1926.
Article 6 of the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, requires local authorities to keep registers
of dairymen and dairy premises; while Section 2 (1) of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act,
1922, gives the Council power to refuse to enter any person's name on the register of retailers
of milk and dairies if they are satisfied that the public health is, or is likely to be, endangered
by any act or default of t!he person in relation to the quality, storage or distribution of the
milk.
During the year under review, a dairyman—Albert James Martin—who occupied registered
premises in the Borough of Hampstead, applied for registration as a retail purveyor of milk
in Imlham. The application was regarded with suspicion and careful enquiries revealed the fact
that this man had been convicted of many offences under the Acts and Orders relative to milk.
It was from this man that sample No. 347 referred to in Table lb, was purchased. The applicant