Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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difference will be seen on comparing this percentage with
the table of dilutions of other condensed milks. It is mors
expensive, and will therefore have some difficulty in competing
with the oheaper brands ; especially so with the poorer mothers,
but with others it should have a future as providing a suitable
milk in a cheap form and without the indigestible curd of
cows' milk, which makes the latter impossible of digestion
with some babies.
"Humanised oondensed milk possesses the following
advantages:—
1. When diluted with 2 parts of water it has the same
chemical and physical characteristics as human milk.
2. It is free from micro-organisms.
3. It is free from colouring matters, preservatives,
staroh, cane-sugar, and all other foreign additions.
4. It has a standard composition.
5. It is easily digested.
6. It is moderate in price."
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