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CHEMICAL AND ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES,
19 and 20, aldgate,
London, E.C.,
16th July, 1898.
Dear Sir,
I have completed the analysis of the four samples of ice cream
received from you last week, and numbered consecutively 73 to 76, and
find that they were all composed of a mixture of milk, sugar, farinacious
matter, and a little white of egg. They were tested for the presence of
poisonous metals, which were absent in two of the samples; in the others
(No. 75 and 76) a faint trace of zinc was detected. The quantity found
was, however, too small to be of any importance and insufficient to be
injurious to health. Special bacteriological examinations were made of
each sample, but no pathological organism was found in either. There
was good evidence in the fact that all the starch granules present were
burst in each sample, that the cream had been all boiled previous to
freezing; therefore the result of the bacteriological and chemical examination
being satisfactory. I am of opinion that they were all of a wholesome
character.
Yours faithfully,
W. C. YOUNG.
Mr. R. S. Wrack,
15, Great Alie Street,
Whitechapel, E.