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when diluted as recommended, the resulting fluid is very poor,
in proteid, and almost free from fat; and is therefore entirely
unsuited for a baby's nourishment." (Dr. Hutchison on
"Food and Dietetics.")
With Mr. King's help careful enquiries have been made
of all the shops selling condensed milk in Ilford, and they
were all good enough to supply the information required.
It was found that some ft 5 shops sell between them:—
Of group 2- sweetened condensed whole milk 350 dozen
tins per week.
Of group 3—sweetened condensed skim milk 310 dozen
tins per week.
Of course, the skim condensed milks are far the cheaper;
selling at an average of three-pence per tin, as compared with
an average of Five-pence-half-penny for the whole milk tins.
Doubtless this cheapness accounts for the immense sale
of these skim milks, but from a nutritive point of view they
are far the dearer. When one considers that many babies
are fed on this condensed skim milk, through pure ignorance
on the part of the mothers, it seems to me that it is time
some Authority stepped in and pointed out to the mothers the
dangers they are running in feeding their children on this
skimmed condensed milk.
There has lately come on to the market a Condensed
Humanised Milk, which gives on dilution of 1 in 2, a percentage
of fat, similar to human milk. The marked