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West Ham 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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(b) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved cream—

(1) Above 35 per cent.10
(2) Below 35 per cent.
Total10

(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
Sample No. 98, containing
1.1% Boric Acid, being
120% in excess of the
amount stated on label,
viz.:—0.5%. Letter of
caution sent.
3. Thickening Substances —Any evidence of their
addition to cream or to preserved cream Action
taken where found Nil
4. Other observations (if any) —
During the year the Maypole Dairy Co., Ltd., were registered as
wholesale Dealers in Margarine on premises at 84, Rathbonc Street,
Canning Town.
Sewerage and Drainage.—The water carriage system of
sewage removal is almost universal throughout the whole area of the
district. With few exceptions all houses are provided with properlyHushed
modern water-closets, discharging through appropriate pipes
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