[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough.
- Oldham (England). County Borough Council. nb2004302054.
- Date:
- 1919
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Oldham County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The following are the particulars of the samples not genuine :— Nos. 1 and 2. Both these samples of milk were pur¬ chased from the same vendor and at the same time, but from different cans in the cart. No. 1 contained 15*53 per cent, of added water, and was deficient in fat to the extent of 10 per cent. No. 2 contained 15*88 per cent, of added water, and wasi deficient in fat to the extent of 9 per cent. The vendor carried in his milk cart a can containing]; water, which he alleged was for the purpose of supplying: his horse. T1 le vendor was summoned before the Magistrates and O fined £5 in each case. Nos. 5, 6 and 7 were purchased from one vendor and at the same time, but from different cans. No. 5 contained 42*35 per cent, of added water* and was: deficient in fat to the extent of 30 per cent. No. 6 contained 42 per cent, of added water, and was deficient in fat to the extent of 37 per cent. No. 7 contained 41 per cent, of added water, and was deficient in fat to the extent of 32 per cent. * The vendor was summoned before the Magistrates, ana gave as an explanation that his son, who wras employed bj * him to distribute the milk, had added the water to tlm milk with a view to increasing the'quantity. i The three cases were merged into one, and he was finei! £20 and costs.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29936925_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
