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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 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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One wholesaler in the Borough refuses to give a warranty but will pay
the fines or costs should proceedings be taken against the retailer.
Samples taken from the wholesalers at the request of the vendors of
samples J 21 and C 10 were genuine. In the former case a conviction was
obtained and in the latter the retailer was cautioned.
"Appeal to cow" Samples.
A request was made by the vendor of sample B 12 that "Appeal to cow"
samples should be taken from the cows in a cowshed in the Borough. He
stated that he did not obtain his milk from a bulked supply but from the cows
as they were being milked. Samples were therefore taken from 14 cows at
the corresponding morning milking and the analysis resulted as under:-
Samples were therefore taken from 14 cows at the corresponding morning milking and the analysis resulted as under:-
| Number. | Yield in pints. | Per cent. Fat. | Per cent. Solids-not-fat. | Fat deficiency per cent. | Solids-not-fat deficiency per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B 31 | 15 | 3.20 | 7.95 | - | 6.5 |
| B 32 | 14 | 2.65 | 8.52 | 11.7 | - |
| B 33 | 32 | 2.40 | 7.97 | 20.0 | 6.2 |
| B 34 | 13 | 3.25 | 8.17 | - | 3.9 |
| B 35 | 26 | 3.65 | 8.00 | - | 5.9 |
| B 36 | 15 | 3.30 | 8.42 | - | 0.9 |
| B 37 | 11 | 3.70 | 7.50 | - | 11.8 |
| B 38 | 25 | 3.20 | 8.70 | - | - |
| B 39 | 23 | 2.65 | 7.77 | 11.7 | 8.6 |
| B 40 | 14 | 2.65 | 7.82 | 11.7 | 8.0 |
| B 41 | 26 | 2.45 | 8.80 | 18.3 | - |
| B 42 | 27 | 4.75 | 9.20 | - | - |
| B 43 | 7 | 4.00 | 8.10 | - | 4.7 |
| B 44 | 30 | 3.45 | 8.55 | - | - |
| Calculated compo sition of bulked milk | 3.20 | 8.32 | - | 2.1 | |
| Sample B 12 | 2.67 | 8.32 | 11.0 | 2.1 | |
Of the above samples, 3 samples are deficient in both fat and solids-notfat,
0 samples are deficient in solids-not-fat only, 2 samples are deficient in
fat only and 3 samples comply with the regulations.
The mixed milk of the 14 cows would be satisfactory as regards the content
of milk fat but would be 2-1 per cent. deficient in solids-not-fat.