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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
Wandsworth 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Nature of preservative in each case in column (b). CREAM.
| Case No. 154 | Cream | 0.21 per cent. Crystallised Bovic Acid |
| 155 | ,, | 0.20 ,, „ „ |
| 168 | ,, | 0.26 ,, „ „ |
| 174 | ,, | 0.26 „ „ „ |
Nature of preservative in each case in column (b). MILK.
Nil.
Action taken under the Regulations in regard to each case in
Column (b).
Nil. Vendors were warned.
(2). Cream sold as Preserved Cream.
Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain if the statement on the label as to preservatives was correct:—
| (1). Correct statements made | 7 |
| (2). Statements incorrect | 0 |
| Total | 7 |
| (b) Determinations made of milk-fat in cream sold as Preserved Cream:— | |
| (1). Above 35 per cent | 7 |
| (2). Below 35 per cent | 0 |
| Total | 7 |
| (c) and (d). In each of the 7 samples procured as Preserved Cream the provisions as to labelling were duly observed. | |
| (3). Thickening Substances | Nil. |
| (4). Other Observations | Nil. |