London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
This page requires JavaScript
72
contained amounts less than 22 grains of boric acid per lb., the figure
fixed by the High Court as injurious, 20 contained amounts over this
and prosecutions were instituted but proceedings in 14 were adjourned
sine die to await the report of the Special Committee.
| Preserved Cream— | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. with over amount stated on label (4.08, 6.5, 10.5, 12.39, 14.7, 17, 17, 21, 22.9 and 23.1 grains boric acid.) Proceedings ordered against vendors of two last; one cautioned. (1st Quarter.) (Trace, 12.2,12.7,14 15.6, 15.6, 15.0, 17, 17, 18, 19, 19,(19.8, 21, 21.3, §23, §24, and §31 grains boric acid.) (2nd Quarter.) (9, 1227, 14, 14, 14, 15.98, 19.33, 22.68, ||23.05, ||23.42, ||23.92, ||24.79,||26.03, ||31.36 and ||40.6 grains boric acid). (3rd Quarter.) (4.9, 4.9, 7, 7, 9.79, 10.28, 11.9, 12.51. 13.02, 14.37, 14.7, 18.9,19.04,19.04,19.58, 20.3, 21.07, 21.07, 22.19, 22.96, ¶23.92, ¶25.53, ¶26.77, ^¶26.88 and ¶32.97 grains boric acid). (4th Qlarter.) | 1 | ||
| No. of samples examined for presence of preservatives (including 9 separated and 5 skim milk) | 908 | ||
| No. in which preservative reported to be present | 0 | ||
| Cream— | |||
| No. examined | 76 | ||
| No. containing preservative (7 06, 11.15, 12.78 and 16.10 grains boric acid.) Vendors cautioned. (1st Quarter.) (3, 8, 10, *10.4, 18.5, *19, *21 and *23 grains boric acid.) (2nd Quarter.) (2.5, 5.32, †7.22 and †50.4 grains boric acid). (3rd Quarter.) (1, 7, ‡2, 17.5, ‡21, ‡22.4, ‡22.68, ‡32, ‡33.83 grains boric acid.) (4th Quarter.) | 25 | ||
| Preserved Cream— | |||
| No. examined | 79 | ||
| No. without preservative | 11 | ||
| No. with preservatives under amount stated on label | 67 | Infringement of Art. V (1) Notice on Menu card | 1 |
* Proceedings ordered; 3 Vendors cautioned.
† Proceedings ordered; 2 Vendors cautioned.
‡ Proceedings ordered; 1 Vendor cautioned. 2 unofficial samples.
§ Proceedings; two cautioned.
|| Proceedings; one cautioned.
¶ Proceedings.
Determination of milk.fat in cream sold as preserved cream was not
reported in any instance. The preserved creams purchased were all
thick creams.
No infringements of Article Y (2) (labels on receptacles in transit
containing cream in bulk) have been detected.
3. Thickening Substances.—The Analysts have not reported the
presence of any foreign substances other than preservatives in any
of the milks or creams examined by them.
As I have previously pointed out, it would appear from the result of
the analyses of preserved creams in this and former years, that the
maximum of boric acid at one time asked for by the trade, namely,