[Report 1907] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.
- Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
- Date:
- 1907
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1907] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![less than 8-2 per cent. These “ poor ” samples amounted to 27 per cent., whilst the proportion containing Annatto colouring was no less than 90 per cent. The average composition for the year was : Milk-fat, 3'55 per cent., non-fatty solids, 8'95 per cent. It is also satisfactory to note that no preservatives have been detected during the year. CEE AM. Of the 8 “test” samples examined, no fewer than 4 contained Boric Acid in proportion above ’25 per cent., which is the usually accepted maximum. The actual proportions found were ’27, *29, -32, and ‘39 per cent. The recommendations of the departmental Com- mittee of inquiry into the use of Preservatives and Colouring matters in food are as follow :— “ (c) That the only preservative which it shall be lawful to use in cream be boric acid or mixtures of boric acid and borax, and in amount not exceed- ing 0-25 per cent, expressed as boric acid. The amount of such preservative to be notified by a label upon the vessel. (e) That in the case of all dietetic preparations intended for the use of invalids or infants chemical preservatives of all kinds be prohibited.” In view of the increasing demand for cream as an article of food for infants and invalids, it is open to question whether this latter recommendation (e) should not be enforced. Although the labels in some cases revealed the pn'sence of boric acid, in no case was the umounl stated, as required. BUTTE B. Of the 27 sam))les of this im])ortant article of food, only 2 were ])roved to be adulterated, and then only to the extent of 1-3 and ()'9 ])er cent., of water in excess of](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28942802_0075.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
