[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    19/32 (page 19)
    ANNUAL REPORT of the PUBLIC ANALYSTS Fop the City and County of Canterbury. 212 SAMPLES ANALYSED DURINd 1013. Under “ The Food and follo^^'S: — Dread Dntter (’lieese Cream Lard Margarine Milk Pepper Sausage Meat Spirits i\lalt Vinegar Drugs Act.—134 sam])les as 4 samples. ... 25 1 ... 16 ... 10 ... 65 ,, ... 3 1 Of the above, 10 samjjles were returned as adulterated. These were all samples of milk. Six contained extra- neous water to the extent of 3.0 })er cent., 8.2 per cent., 10.8 per cent., 13.0 j)er cent., 15.5 j)er cent., and 26.2 per cent, respectively. Four were deficient in fat or cream to the extent of 3.3 per cent., 5.6 per cent., 5.7 per cent, and 14.7 per cent. The remaining 124 sami)les were all genuine. Two of the samples of milk were sold as “ separated ’’ milk, and were found to he in accordance with the regula- tions. In no case was any preservative found to he added to the milk. Three samples of cream were sold as “ Preserved Cream, not containing over 0.5 per cent, of Doric Acid. They all proved to be well within the limit. All the margarine samples contained boric acid, as did also 15 samples of butter. In most cases the amount used was much smaller than was formerly the case, and in no instance did it exceed 0.5 i)er cent., the suggested maximum limit.