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St Pancras 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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C. 67. Cream. 0.092 per cent, of boron trioxide, equal to 0.163 per cent, of boric acid. Informal
sample.
A. 65. Cream. 0. 097 percent, of boron trioxide, equal to 0.171 per cent, of boric acid. Informal
sample.
A. 70. Cream. 0.119 per cent, of boron trioxide, equal to 0.211 per cent, of boric acid. Informal
sample.
C. 28. Cream. 0.109 per ccnt. of boron trioxide, equal to 0.193 per cent, of boric acid. Informal
sample.
C. 44. Cream. 0.091 per cent, of boron trioxide, equal to 0161 per cent, of boric acid. Informal
sample.
2. Cream sold as Preserved Cream.
(a) Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain if the statements
on the labels as to Preservatives were correct: —
(i) Correct statements made 7
(ii) Statements incorrect 1
Total 8
(iii) Percentage of preservative found in Percentage stated on statutory
each sample: Boric acid, 0.216, label: 0.4.
0 057 0.211, 0.181, 0.136(2), 0.124,
0.769,
(6) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream ;—
(i) Above 35 per cent. 8
(ii) Below 35 per cent. —
Total 8
(c) Instances where (apart from analysis) the requirements as to labelling or declaration of
preserved cream in Article V (1) and the proviso in Article V (2) of the Regulations have
not been observed: None.
(d) Particulars of each case in which the Regulations have not been complied with, and action
taken:—
C. 27. Preserved Cream. 0'434 per cent, of boron trioxide, equal to 0.769 per cent,
of boric acid. Informal sample.
3. Thickening Substances.—Any evidence of their addition to cream or to preserved cream.
Action taken where found: None.