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1,000 of the population. In Stoke Newington, one sample is
taken for every 324 persons, being at the rate of 3 per 1,000 of
the population.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM)
REGULATIONS, 1912.
It will be recalled that these Regulations restrict the use of
preservatives in Milk and Cream; no preservative may be added
to Milk in any case nor to fresh Cream which contains less than
35 per cent. by weight of fat. The Regulations, however, do
not prohibit the sale of Cream containing a chemical preservative,
provided (a) that the material is sold as "preserved" cream;
(b) that the preservatives employed are either Boric Acid, Borax,
a mixture of these substances, or Hydrogen Peroxide; and (c)
that the vessel in which the preserved Cream is sold is labelled
in a prescribed form with the amount and nature of the particular
preservative added. The object of the Regulations in regard to
Cream is to secure that "preserved Cream" shall be distinguished,
at all stages of sale, from Cream which is free from
preservative.
It is thus open to the Council to take action with reference
to samples of Milk and Cream either under the Sale of Food and
Drugs Acts or under the Regulations; and the Local Government
Board expresses the view that it is generally desirable that is
cases in which it appears that the Regulations have been infringed,
such action as may be necessary should be taken under the
Regulations, rather than under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts.
All the samples of Milk were examined for preservatives. The
samples were all taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act,
and in no instance were the Regulations infringed
The 3 samples of Cream, although procured under the Sale
of Food and Drugs Acts, were specially examined with regard
to the provisions of the Regulations. That is to say, in every
case the precise amount of fat was estimated, and the nature
and amount of the preservatives also. In addition, it was seen