[Report 1924] / Chief Sanitary Inspector, Aberdeen City.

  • Aberdeen (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1924
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Credit: [Report 1924] / Chief Sanitary Inspector, Aberdeen City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Undernoted are particulars of all the samples procured at the byre: — Nature of Consignment. Mixed sample from 3 gallons “ morning ” milk, . Fat. 3-95 Other Solids. 9*15 „ „ 4 „ “morning” 5* • 3 25 911 „ ,, 4 „ “morning” 55 3-31 8-90 „ „ 2 „ “morning” 55 3-90 9-04 Mixed sample from “ morning ” milk of (14J gallons), .... whole herd 3-60 9*08 Mixed sample from 4 gallons “evening” milk, . 3*57 9-47 „ „ 3 „ “evening” 294 8-90 „ „ 2 „ “evening” 311 8*54 „ „ 4 „ “evening” jj 3*65 9*34 Mixed sample from “evening” milk of (13J gallons), .... whole herd 3-31 9*22 It will be observed that— (1) All the samples of “morning ” milk were above the standard; (2) One of the samples of “evening ” milk contained only 2-94 per cent, fat; and (3) A mixed sample of the “evening ” milk of the whole herd contained less fat (3-31 percent.) than the corresponding sample of “morning ” milk (3-60). This is contrary to usual experience, but is probably due to the length of interval (13J hours) between the “morning ” and “evening ” milkings. Only two samples have previously been procured direct from this producer. One of the samples contained 3-19 per cent, fat and 8-83 per cent, other solids; while the other sample contained 3*99 per cent, fat and 9-00 per cent, other solids. Within the past few years, however, numerous samples of this producer’s milk have been purchased in various retail shops in the City, and all found genuine. The case was fully considered by the Procurator-Fiscal and myself, and we were prepared to admit that the deficiency of fat in the consignment of 3 gallons “ evening ” milk procured in course of delivery might have been due to' failure on the part of the farmer to mix the milk properly before filling the cans for the different customers. It was not, therefore, considered necessary to proceed with the case, but in view of a High Court decision to the effect that it was the duty of the seller to see that his milk was properly mixed, it was thought right to ask the farmer to pay the sum of £5 to meet part of the expense incurred in visiting the byre on the two occasions and in taking the additional samples. In view of the fact that one of the points to which the special attention of the Inter-Departmental Committee appointed by the Scottish Board of Health was directed was the “presumptive or legal standard ” for milk, it is of interest to observe that the average quantities of fat and solids other than fat in all the samples analysed were as follows : —-