[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough.

  • Portsmouth (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Portsmouth Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In my Annual Report for 1922 I stated that I would suggest that the present specifications in force for the Hospitals and other Municipal Institutions be altered and that, in future, only ' Grade A ' Milk be accepted. By so doing, not only would these Institutions be assured of a better supply, but also the Rocal Authority would, by encouraging the production of Graded Milk, create a greater demand for it by the general public, and so improve the milk supply as a whole.” And I would emphasize the words in my report for 1923, in view of the fact that the opinion then expressed is justified by results. PRESERVATIVES PE'BIylC HEAETH (Miuk and Cream Regueations') 1912 AND 1917. 1.—MILK ; AND CREAM NOT SOLD AS PRESERVED CREAM. No. of Samples examined for the presence of Preservative. Milk . . 588 Skimmed Milk 2 Cream .. 12 No. in which Preservative was reported to be present and Percentage of Preservative in each Sample. Nil Nil 2 contained Boron Preservative as follows No. 503 Boric Acid 0.17%—Test Sample. No. 617 Boric Acid 0.15%—Caution by M.O.H 2.- CREAM SOLD AS PRESERVED CREAM. [a) (1) Correct statements made (2) Statements incorrect 8 3 Total 11 (3) Percentage of Preservative found in each Sample. No. 253 Boric Acid 0.08% Percentage stated on Statutory Label. No. 254 No. 255 ,, No. 256 No. 257 ,, No. 504 No. 505 „ No. 506 ,, No. 614 No. 619 No. 512 (&) (1) Above 35% (2) Below 35% (c) None. [d] None. 0.10% Absent 0.16% 0.06% \ 0.03% f Absent 0.14% Absent 0.14% 0.16% Total Not exceeding 0.4% Boric Acid 11 0 11 3.—THICKENING SUBSTANCES. No evidence of their addition to Cream or Preserved Cream. 4.—None.