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CONDENSED SEPARATED AND SKIMMED MILKS.
In the month of August of last year the Vestry's attention was
drawn by the Camberwell Vestry to the danger attending the use of
condensed separated milk in the feeding of infants, and they were
asked to support the following recommendations on the report of the
Public Health Committee; the Vestry adopted these recommendations,
and resolved to take similar action to the Camberwell Vestry.
(a) That the Government be asked to at once introduce a short Bill into
Parliament to deal with this serious danger, requiring that persons
manufacturing or importing condensed milk should state in plain language
on the outside of each tin what quantity of the milk contained in
the tin it would be necessary to use to obtain the full benefits derivable
from a pint of new English milk ;
(b) That posters and bills be printed and circulated throughout the Parish,
and that the Registrars of Births be asked to hand to each person on
registering a birth a handbill containing the above information ;
(c) That the Public Health Authorities throughout the United Kingdom
should be asked to support the action of this Vestry in the matter, and
take similar action.
The Government was communicated with in the terms of the
first recommendation. Handbills were also printed and circulated
throughout the district.
The following is a copy of the handbill circulated:—
HACKNEY VESTRY.
CONDENSED SEPARATED AND SKIMMED MILKS.
Caution to Parents and Guardians.
The Public Health Committee of the Hackney Vestry desire to
bring to the notice of parents and guardians the dangers attending
the use of "Condensed Separated" and "Condensed Skimmed"
Milks for the feeding of infants and young children.