[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rice .. 8 8 — 5 — Pearl Barley .. 8 7 — 1 — Orange Wine.. 1 — — — 1 Lemon Squash Lime-Juice 4 3 1 1 3 Cordial 5 3 — 1 5 Syrups 3 3 -h. _ 2 (Iround Ginger 5 5 — — — Cream of Tartar 1 1 — — — 100 82 3 9 26 0 Tiilc'IS to‘30 percent. 1 12 r) Talc •25 per cent. 1 100 114 grain sulphurous acid per pint 0 2 40‘0 Nos. 32 and 34 contained •22 and ^24 grain of lead per gallon 0 0 0 15 15 These fit^ures show a distinct rise in the y4ro])or- tion of adulterated sainyoles as com])ared with 1909, hut with the exception of 1909 and 1907 the ])ropor- tion is the lowest on record. This rise in adulter- ated sain]lies is, however, counter-balanced liy the considerable diminution in the “ poor ” or “ doubt- ful ” class, viz., 8.04 per cent., the lowest previ- ously having been 9 per cent, in 1903, and 11.6 per cent, in 1905. When examined in detail there is little in this year’s results to call for special mention, a few points, however, deserve to be recorded. MILK. Excluding the 11 adulterated samples, the average results of 106 samples have been:-—Milk fat, 3.62 per cent; non-fatty solids, 8.83 per cent., which figures are near the average of genuine new milk, viz., 3.75 and 8.88 respectively. The aver- ages for the four quarters of the year have been:— 1st Qiiai'ter 35 samples Fat, 3 01 % Non-fatty solids, H-77 2nd „ 24 „ „ 3-50 % „ „ 8-85 „ H4 „ „ 3-72% „ „ 8-87% 4th ,. 13 „ ,. 3-65% „ „ 8-84% The percentage of coloured samples has again lieen extremely high, viz., 87 per cent... and, more-