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(2) Cream sold as Preserved Cream.
(a) Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain if
the statement on the label as to preservative were correct : —
(i) Correct statements made 2
(ii) Statements incorrect 0
2
(iii) Percentage of preservative found
in each sample.
Percentage stated on
statutory label.
Sample No. 102, Boric Acid 0.33 per cent.
Not exceeding 4 per cent.
Sample No. 175, Boric Acid 0.38 per cent.
Not exceeding 4 per cent.
(b) Determination made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream : —
(i) Above 35 per cent. 2
(ii) Below 35 per cent. 0
2
(c) Instances where, apart from analysis, the requirements as to labelling or
declaration of preserved cream in Article V. (1) and the proviso in Article V. (2) of
the Regulations have not been observed:—
Three samples of cream, Nos. 98, 116 and 161, were delivered to the purchaser
in unlabelled receptacles, and the receptacles (containing the bulk) were also
unlabelled.
One sample, No. 102, was sold in a labelled cuplet, but the can containing the
bulk was unlabelled.
(d) Particulars of each case in which the Regulations have not been complied
with, and the action taken: —
Sample No. 98, Boric Acid 0.20 per cent.
Sample No. 102, Boric Acid 0.33 per cent.
Sample No. 116, Boric Acid 0.l6 per cent.
Sample No. 161, Boric Acid 0.16 per cent.
These are the four samples mentioned under paragraph (c).
The retailers in question were asked to give, in writing, their reasons for not
complying with the Regulations. The letters were read before the Public Health
Committee and cautions were given in each case.
(3) Thickening Substances. Thickeners were absent in each sample.
The carrying out of these Regulations has been in the capable hands of
Inspector Dewey.
Milk (Mothers and Children) Order.
At the beginning of 1920 arrangements were started of having
two Sub-Committee meetings each week to deal with applications
under this Order. It involved an individual investigation of each as
regards means, number in family, rent, &c, There often were circumstances
that required a personal interview of the household, and in
the early days these were carried out by members of the Committee,
but as the applicants increased so rapidly it was found to be absolutely
necessary to have outside assistance. Miss A. Duffield, who
for many years had been a practising midwife in Camberwell, was
selected for the post of inquiry officer. At first I attended the
meetings, but when Dr. Barnes entered on his duties he took over
the task. Some idea of the magnitude of the work of these sub-
Committees may be gathered from the number of the applications,