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Wandsworth 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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keport of the Medical Officer of Health.
263
CREAM.
59 samples of cream were taken during the year, 18 of these
being sold as preserved cream and 41 not so sold.
The following report on the administration in connection with
the Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912, is prepared
as requested by the Local Government Board.
In none of the 18 cases was the amount of boric add stated on
the label exceeded, and all the samples contained over 35 per cent,
of milk fat.
REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK AND CREAM) REGULATIONS, 1912.
1. Milk and Cream not sold as " Preserved Cream."
| Number of Samples examined for the presence of a preservative. | Number in which a preservative was reported to be present | |
| Milk ...... | 798 | 2 |
| Cream...... | 41 | 23 |