Report to the directors of the Aylesbury Dairy Company, Limited, on the work done in the Company's Laboratory during 1886.

  • Veith, Paul.
Date:
1887
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Credit: Report to the directors of the Aylesbury Dairy Company, Limited, on the work done in the Company's Laboratory during 1886. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    'rhe following remarks refer to the part of the work which is of especial importance and most general interest. Milk.—Samples of Milk from every farmer supplying the Company were analysed daily. The monthly averages of these analyses are given in Table I. TABLE I. Average Composition op Milk. 1886. Specitic Gravity. Pat. Per cent. Solids (n. pat) Per cent. Total Solids. Per cent. .T anuary 1-0322 3-77 9-10 12-87 February 1-0322 3-73 9-10 12-83 March 1-0323 3-G9 9-09 12-78 April 1-0321 3-70 9-0.') 12-75 May 1-0323 3-71 9-09 12-80 June 1-0322 3-70 9-08 12-78 July 1-0318 3-69 8-98 12-67 August 1-0319 3-74 9-03 12-77 September 10321 3-89 9-09 12-98 October 1-0321 4-11 9-15 13-26 November 1-0322 4-14 9-18 13-32 December 1-0324 4-06 9-21 13-27 Yearly Average.. 1-0322 3-83 9-09 12-92 The Table clearly shows that the high average quality, by which the Milk supphed by The Aylksbuby D.yiry Comp.any has always been distinguished, was fully maintained during last year. 'I'he number of samples sent in for examination by customers has been smaller than in any of the preceding years, a clear indication of their continued and increasing satisfaction.