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The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations,
1923-1927, and Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations,
1923-1927.—2 samples of condensed milk were taken during the
year, and were found to comply with the Regulations.
Only the well-known brands of dried milk were found to be
on sale, and in all cases the declaratory notices complied with the
Regulations.
The Public Health (Preservatives, Etc., in Food),
Regulations, 1925-1927.—The only preservatives permitted by
the regulations are sulphur dioxide and benzoic acid, and these only
in limited quantities, and in relation to certain articles in which the
use of a small quantity of preservative seemed essential. In some
cases the presence of a preservative must be declared together with
its nature and the amounts employed. The schedules to the
regulations contain a list of articles and substances exempted from
the general prohibition. Provisions as to the use of colouring
matters are also shown, as well as a list of those that are prohibited.
No contravention of the regulations had to be reported during
the year. Any preservatives found on analysis were within the
amounts permitted by the regulations and were purchased with the
correct declaratory notices attached. 4 samples of cream were
submitted for analysis and were reported to be free from preservatives.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.—No application for registration
of premises used for the manufacture or sale of artificial cream has
been made, nor has any contravention of the Act been discovered.
Dissemination of Knowledge on the Subject of Nutrition-—The
health talks given by the Health Visitors at the Welfare
Centres include frequent references to the important subject of diet,
and leaflets are issued which afford advice on the diet of mother
and child.