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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1914
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1914 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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APPENDIX F.
Report of Administration in connection with the
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912.
1. Milk, and Cream not sold as preserved cream.
| Article. | Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative. | Number in which a preservative was reported to be present. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 444 | Nil |
| Cream | 9 | 7 |
In each case the preservative added was reported
to be Boric Acid.
In accordance with the provisions of the Regulations
the vendors were invited to lay before the Committee
any explanation they desired to make of the sale of
Cream in contravention of the Regulations, They did
so, and explanations were received from three of the
vendors relating to six samples that they were not
aware that the Cream contained Boric Acid. This
appeared to the Committee to be genuine, and the
explanations were accepted upon the payment of the
costs which had been incurred by the Authority in
each case. In the remaining case the vendor had
appeared before the Committee on a previous occasion,
and had been thoroughly warned of the provisions of