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180 Report of the Medical Officer of Health.

Of the creams purchased as fresh, 9 were found to contain
Crystallised Boric Acid in amounts varying from 5-6 grains per
pound (0-08 per cent.) to 42 grains per pound (o-6o per cent.).
Of the creams sold as " preserved," one sample was found to
contain 51.8 grains of Crystallised Boric Acid per pound (0.74 per
cent.), an excess of 16.8 grains (0.24 per cent.) over the amount
declared on the label at the time of purchase, namely, 35 grains
per pound (0.5 per cent.). In one other instance also the amount
of boron preservative exceeded o-5 per cent., whilst in all other
cases the quantity of Crystallised Boric Acid fell below this amount.
BUTTER.
635 samples of Butter were submitted during the year, 29
being taken with the necessary formalities
Extent and nature of the adulteration quired by the Acts, and 606 being submitted
reported. .
informally.
The nature of the adulteration reported showed that in 9 instances
Margarine was wholly substituted for Butter; in 39 cases
mixtures of Butter and Margarine were sold ; whilst in 17 instances
the Butter sold contained an excess of Boron preservative.
All samples were examined for the presence of preservatives,
The presence of with the result that out of the 570 samples rePreservatives.
turned as genuine, 64 were found to contain no
preservative other than salt.