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On June 28th, 1898, the Public Health Committee of St.
James's Vestry passed the following resolutions:—
That they have had under consideration a report by Dr.
Edmunds on the analysis of a certain sample of milk,
and the correspondence between him and the
Authorities at Somerset House thereon; and that the
Committee are of opinion:—
1. That the present arrangements at the
ment Laboratory for the control, analysis, and
certification of samples are unsatisfactory.
2. That when a sample of milk falls below its bottom
limit of variation, it should be compared with a
fair average milk, containing 12.50% of milksolids,
in order to calculate the percentage of
added water.
3. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions should
be forwarded to the Local Government Board,
the Authorities at Somerset House, the Society
of Public Analysts, and the Local Authorities
administering the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts
in the Metropolis.
On July 2nd, 1898, at a meeting of the St. James's
Vestry, the above recommendations of the Public Health
Committee were unanimously approved and adopted.