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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
City of Westminster 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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| Certified milk | |
| Grade A (Tuberculin tested) milk | |
| Grade A milk | |
| Pasteurized milk |
11 samples were taken tor Bacteriological analysis. None were found
to contain B Coli. The quality of the milk samples taken under this
Order was found to be good and the bacteriological standard satisfactory.
Pasteurization of milk is not undertaken at any premises in the City.
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 and 1917.
The following table shows the results of work done under these regulations.
With regard to cream only three samples were found to
contain Preservative.
In the 56 samples of Preserved Cream there were none which showed
an excess of preservative over the amount permitted (28 grs. per lb.);
5 showed no preservative at all, and the remainder of the total
contained amounts below the allowed standard.
Table I.
| Article. | Number of samples examined for preservative. | Number containing preservative and percentage of preservative found in each sample. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 910 | No preservative found. |
| Separated milk | 3 | No preservative found. |
| Sterilized Milk | 3 | No preservative found. |
| Cream | 56 | Three contained preservative (2.5, 16.1 and 23.1 grains of boric acid respectively). Satisfactory letters of explanation were received in rcspect of each sample. |