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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
West Ham 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health under the Milk
and Cream Regulations 1912 and 1917 for the
year 1924
A.—Report of the Borough Analyst for the fourth quarter of
10-24
351 Samples were analysed as follows —
| Milk | 109 | Pepper | 27 |
| Dried Milk | 4 | Ground Ginger | 7 |
| Butter | 91 | Baking Powder | 4 |
| Margarine | 1 | Self-raising Flour | |
| Dripping | 1 | Vinegar and Malt Vinegar | 25 |
| Lard | 29 | 351 | |
| Coffee | |||
| Cocoa | 15 | ||
| .Mustard | 23 |
Of the Milks, 107 were genuine, 1 (No. 71) was deficient
in Solids not Fat, and 1 (No. 146) in Fat to the extent of,
respectively, 5 and 7.3 per cent.
All the samples of Milk were free from preservative and
foreign colouring.
The Dried Milks were genuine.
The Butters were all genuine, and 27 contained Boric
preservative in the proportions (calculated as Boric acid) stated
in the table below:—
4 contained 0.3 per cent.
9 ,, 0.2 „ „
14 ,, 0.1 „ „
The Margarine was genuine and free from preservative.
The Dripping. Lards. Coffees and Cocoas were all genuine
and free from adulteration.
Of the Mustards, 22 were genuine and 1 (No. 20) adulterated
with 22 per cent. of Wheat Flour.