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Shoreditch 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SHOREDITCH.
MILK AND CREAM REGULATIONS, 1912.
Report for the year ended 31st December, 1913.
1. Milk, and Cream not sold as Preserved Cream.
| — | (A) | (b) |
|---|---|---|
| Number of samples examined for the presence of a preservative. | Number in which a preservative was reported to be present. | |
| Milk | 498 | Nil. |
| Cream | 2 . | Nil. |
2. Cream sold as Preserved Gream.
(a) Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to ascertain
if the statements on the label as to preservatives were correct.
(i) Correct statements made 3
(ii) Statements incorrect —
3
(b) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream.
(i) Above 35 per cent. 3
(ii) Below 35 per cent. —
3
(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.
Nil.
(d) Particulars of each case in which the Regulations have not been complied
with, and action taken.
Nil.
3. Thickening substances.
No evidence of their addition to cream or to preserved cream was found.
4. Other observations.
It is to be noted that cream, whether preserved or not, is difficult to procure
in Shoreditch. But few shops stock it, there being very little demand for it.
It has to be ordered at most of the dairies. The two samples of cream taken
were obtained, one at the Aerated Bread Company's, and the other at an Express
Dairy Company's depot, to be used for fruit ordered at the same time.
LEWIS T. FRASER BRYETT,
Medical Officer of Health.