[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Bath City & County Borough.

  • Bath (England). City and County Borough Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Bath City & County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The articles analysed were;—Baking powder, 1; Beef suet, 2; Butter, 31; Coffee, 3; Condensed Milk, 7; Corn flour, 3; Cream (preserved), 15; Cream (not preserved), 6; Fruit wine, 6; Jam, 2; Lard, 5; Magarine, 10; Milk, 110; Olive oil, 1; Pepper, 2; Self-raising flour, 3; Vinegar, 3. The average percentage of fat contained in the 110 samples of milk was 3.9 which is well above the 3.0 per cent, prescribed by the Sale of Milk Regulations. Nine samples were certified as “adulterated by fat abstraction”; the deficiency ranged from 2.59 to 2.97, the average being 2.84. All the milk samples were free from artificial colouring and chemical preservatives. Eight samples of butter contained Boric preservative but ttie amount in any case did not exceed the 0.5 per cent, allowed by the Regulations. One informal sample was certified to con- tain 1.5 per cent, excess moisture; subsequent samples were found to be genuine. The self-raising flours were all genuine flours, free from alum and excess moisture. Three fruit wines were free from poisonous metals and chemical preservatives. The others contained Salicylic Acid or similar chemical preservative but not in excessive amount. COMMON LODGING-HOUSES. No. of Common Lodging-houses on the Register ,, Lodgers accommodated nightly ,, Inspections of Premises ,, Notices to Limewash ,, Defects found and remedied 4 119 214 8 4 SLAUGHTER HOUSES. 1920. Jan.1926 Dec. 1926. Registered 19 18 18 Licensed 2 3 3 21 21 21 No. in regular use 19 No. of notifications of change of occupier nil. ,, Inspections 2992 ,, Notices to Lime-wash, &c. 27 ,, ,, remedy defects 8 No. closed or discontinued during the year nil. License renewed during the year 2