[Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1919
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Credit: [Report 1919] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    *' Appeal to Cow ” Samples. Sample No. 334 was purebased ^'vom a sniall retailer of imlk, and was found deficient m fat 15%. Lpon inloninng the vendor, she requested that li.rther samples the milk as supplied to her b} a local farmei. J he mil was being delivered, afternoon’s and mornmg s milk m separate churns, about 0 a.m. each day. Several saniides were taken of this .supiily, as set out below, with var^mig results in the quantity of milli fat present. Eventually it Xo. ol sample Procured at Taken from large Cluirn. Taken from small Churn Dale Milk Fat Non h'atty Solicis Total Solids 338 Place of delivery. Yes 8/7/19 2'66 8’84 irso 339 >> — Yes 8/7/19 2'17 8’86 11'03 342 >> Yes — 10/7/19 2’80 8’64 11'44 343 Yes 10/7/19 3’32 8‘66 ]r98 344 At Farm Yes — 11/7/19 3’20 872 ir92 345 91 1 Yes 11/7/19 2’83 8'89 1172 346 Place of deliv’ Yes — 12/7/19 272 8’92 ir64 347 11 — i Yes 1 12/7/19 4’30 8'81 13’11 Standard. Milk Fat 3'00. Non Fatty Solids 8’50, below which it is presumed milk is adulterated. Water Supply. Sixteen samples of water were submitted for analysis during the year. Eight procured from the “Public Supply were of good quality. Eight procured from private supplies. Tw-o of these were reported as unfit for drinking purposes. The owners of the two houses from which these were jirocured, upon being written to, gave instructions for a sup])ly to be jiro- videci from the public main. This had now been carried out. I beg to remain, (rentlemen, lour obedient servant, S. JEFFEKY.