Health Committee's report / City of Melbourne.

  • Melbourne (Vic.). Health Committee.
Date:
[1946]
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Credit: Health Committee's report / City of Melbourne. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF CITY ANALYSTS Melbourne Analytical Laboratory, 27 William Street, Melbourne, 3rd January, 1947, The Chairman, Health Committee. City of Melbourne. Sir, We have the honour to report that during the year ended 31st December, 1946, we have received four hundred and fifty-eight (458) samples of foods and drugs. The following is a brief summary of the results obtained from the Analytical Examinations:— Milk—344 samples. 338 complied with the standard. 1 did not comply in its total solids, and fatty solids (milk fats;; 1 did not comply in its solids not fat, and Freezing- Point (Hortvet) ; 3 did not comply in their fatty solids (milk fats); 1 did not comply in its solids not fat. Cheese—12 samples . Complied with the standard. Butter—17 samples . .. Complied with the standard. Coffee—6 samples. Complied with the standard. Coffee and Chicory—5 samples . Complied with the standard. Pepper—3 samples . Complied with the standard. Vinegar—6 samples . Complied with the standard. Ice Cream—4 samples . .. . Complied with the standard. Cream—6 samples . . 4 complied with the standard. No. 4 was found to have a trace of added oxidising substance; and No. 5 not more than a trace of gelatine. Jam—9 samples .. . . 7 complied with the standard. 1 below in its amount of soluble solids, and containing coal-tar colouring. 1 contained artifical (coal-tar) colour¬ ing and not less than 5 per cent apple pulp. Tomato sauce—5 samples . . No adulteration was detected. Sauce—1 sample . Contained artificial (coal-tar) colouring. Sausage meat—39 samples. 5 no sulphur dioxide was detected. 2 contained a trace, others contained respectively 0.4, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8, 0.9, 1.0, 1.0,1.0, 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1,7, 2.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.2, 2.2, 2.4, 2.8, 3.0, 3.1, 3.5, 3.5, 3.5, 4.1, 6.8, and 11.8 grains to the pound. No boric acid, saltpetre, nitrite or excess starch was detected in the samples. Ices—1 sample .. No adulteration was detected. Yours obediently, (Signed) DUNN, SON AND STONE, (Analysts to the City of Melbourne)