The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-06-26
MAY MILK
BLACK LIST
Ancient Canned Goods,
Drugs and Ptomaine
Poisoning.

In his report to the Board of Health
of work done in his department during
the month of May, e. c. Shorey, food
commissioner, gives the analyses of los
samples of milk up to or above stand
ard. The black list of dealers selling
milk below standard contains mostly
familiar names with one or two new
acquaintance in this category. The
case of A. Ludloff has the trimming
of "boric acid present. on which the
commissioner has something to say.
This is the list of those selling
INFERIOR MILK.
NJ. Abreu, A. Ludloff, S. Nobriga, v.
Souza, j. Freitas H. b. Saylor, Fash
ion Restaurant. The commissioner
makes comment thus:
These samples with one exception
were all obtained during the first part
of the month, when owing to the pend
ing reorganization of the Board. l did
not feel sure that l had any authority
to prosecute. Since the present Board
of Health was appointed and the mat
ter of new food law was given some
publicity in the papers, the average
of samples examined has been high.
Milk supplied from the other side
of this Island and retailed by A. Lud-
loft has, previous to the passage of the
present food law, contained a preserv
ative, boric acid. The attention of
those interested was drawn to the
clause in the new law prohibiting pre-
of any kind in milk and af-
ter some talk of testing the matter in
court the use of personalities in this
milk has hnpn discontinued
Mr.. Shorey reports a sample of sar-
lines in good condition, one OF pear
am with no adulteratio and two sam
oles of water from the boys industrial
school at Waialee too small for COM
'lete analysis. He proceeds to a Sc
ious matter as follows:
PTOMAINE POISONING.
"A number of cases of ptomaine
poisoning have been reported includ-
ng salmon, cheese and shrimps, but
have had the opportunity of exam
ming only one sample of the suspected
rticles, viz: cheese. This was ordin-
ry California cream cheese containing
yer 80 per cent butter fat and with
othing in taste, smell or appearance
o excite suspicion. From about / h.
I this very small portion OF n crys-
alline body was obtained. giving the
hemical reactions of tyotoXicon,
tomaine sometimes found in cheese,
1ilk and ice cream. Eating a small
ece of the cheese produces severe
eadache and nausea.
STALE CANNED GOODS.
with regard to a lot of canned :
GODS reported condemned last month ,
have been asked why / did not give
he names of the brands and in reply
'ould say that in this lot were many
rands which are first class goods |
hen in good condition. but those were |
D certain extent in a state of de-
imposition owing to age and careless I
andling. Any canned salmon, oysters,
ohdensed milk. etc, no matter how |;
GOD will become UNIT for food in time
specially II moved several times and !
tored In warm place as these were, Y
nd the publication OF the brands OF G
GODS which has become UNIT for food =
l TINS way would be no guide to the
ublic and would be unfair to those
andling the same brands In good con- 4
ition." s
DEFECTIVE IODINE. I
The commissioner found samples OF q
hcture or Iodine below the u. s.
harmacopoeia standard OF grams u
'dine per 100 &C., coming one each
rom sturteyant Drug Co. Hollister u
rug Co. Benson, Smith & Co. and u
looron Drug Co. and one sample above