[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough.

  • Bournemouth (England). County Borough Council. nb2004301338.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Bournemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. of Samples ... 1912-13. ... 113 1914. 57 Under 10 per cent, water ... 4 2 From 10—11 ,, ,, ... 5 1 „ 11—12 „ ... 10 5 12 13 ,, ,, ... 18 3 ,, 13 14 ,, ,, ... 23 8 „ 14—15 „ ... 31 19 15—16 „ ... 18 17 Over 16 ,, ,, ... 4 2 The results serve to emphasise the remarks made in my report for 1913 on the influence of the legal standard in raising the proportion of Water in Butter. CREAM AND PRESERVED CREAM. 12 samples of Cream and 11 of preserved cream were submitted for analysis, two of the former proved to be adulterated and one of very poor quality. One of the adulterated samples contained Boron preservative, equivalent to 0.24 per cent, of Boric Acid, the presence of which constitutes an offence under the “ Milk and Cream Regulations, 1912/’ and the other was (unofficial sample No. 54) contained only 11.25 per cent, of milk fat, with 12 per cent, added Casein and Milk Sugar. The poor sample (No. 59 unofficial) contained only 25.75 per cent, of milk fat although labelled “ Pure Thick Cream (sterilised) Milkmaid Brand.” But for the unfortunate wording of the Milk and Cream Regu- lations, which implies that Cream may contain less than 35 per cent, of milk fat, I should have returned this sample as adulterated which would be in ac- cordance with experience. The average amount of fat in the 11 samples of cream (including this poor sample) was 49.9 per cent., and in Preserved Cream (11 samples), 56.38 per cent. For five years prior to 1914 the lowest amount of fat which I had re- corded was 46^ per cent.