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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 1915
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 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.
540 samples of milk taken in the course of sampling
under the provisions of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts,
and one sample of cream were examined for prevervatives,
but proved to be free from such admixture.
2. Cream sold as Preserved Cream.
No contravention of the provisions of the Regulations
relating to the sale of Preserved Cream were
detected.
3. Thickening Substances.
In no case was evidence discovered of the addition
of any thickening substance to cream or preserved cream.
| Cwts. | Qrs. | St. | Lb. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fish | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Meat | 3 | 2 | — | 7 |
| Fruit | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Potatoes | 56 | — | — | — |
| Total Surrendered | 65 | 3 | — | 1 |
Also 5 cases of Eggs.
5 pecks Whelk6 and Winkles.
Bullock's Head and Lung.
5 bundles Mandarins and 3 dozen Bananas.