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its water, whether with or without the addition of sugar, and includes
the article commonly known as "evaporated milk," but does not include
the article commonly known as "dried milk" or "milk powder."
"Skimmed milk" includes separated or machine-skimmed milk.
The Regulations prohibit the sale of condensed milk unless it (1)
is contained in a tin or other receptacle labelled in the prescribed
manner, and (2) contains not less than the following percentages of
milk fat and milk solids:—
Decription of Condensed
Milk.
Percentage of milk
fat.
Percentage of all milk
solids, including fat.
Full cream, sweetened or
unsweetened
9.0
31.0
Skimmed sweetened 26.0
Skimmed unsweetened — 20.0
An important point in the matter of the prescribed labelling is the
fact that the labels on the Condensed Machine-Skimmed Milk (or
Condensed Skimmed Milk) must include the statement that the contents
of the tins are "Unfit for Babies."
The Borough Council has appointed the Medical Officer of Health
and all the Sanitary Inspectors as Officers for the purpose of enforcing
the Regulations.
During the year 6 samples of condensed milk were submitted for
analysis and found to comply with the label on the tins.
Dried Milk.
On November 5th, 1923, the Minister of Health made the Public
Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923, which will come into operation
on 1st May, 1924. "Dried Milk" is therein described as "milk, partly
skimmed milk, or skimmed milk, which has been concentrated to the
form of powder or solid by the removal of water."
Article 4 requires dried milk to be sold in a tin or other receptacle
labelled in the manner prescribed by the Regulations, and provides that
it must contain not less than the following percentages of milk fat,
namely:—
(i) In the case of milk described as "dried full cream milk," not
less than 26 per cent.
(ii) „ „ "dried three-quarter cream
milk," not less than 20 per
cent.