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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1904
Report on the vital and sanitary statistics of the Borough of Lambeth during the year 1904
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Full Analysis of Samples of Scotch Whiskey and
Ordinary Beer.
A full analysis has been made during 1904 for the information
of the Council of samples of (a) Scotch Whiskey, and (b)
ordinary Beer, with the following results :—
(a) Sample of Scotch Whiskey.
Parts per 100.
Water 57.121
Absolute Alcohol 42.800
Acidity (as Acetic Acid) 0.004
Aldehydes (as Ethylic Aldehyde) 0.002
Furfural trace
Ethers (as Ethyl Acetate) 0.020
Higher Alcohols 0.011
Total dry solid matter 0.042
100.000
This is a legally genuine, perfectly wholesome spirit, but
cannot be described as first-class Malt Whiskey.
(b) Sample of Ordinary Beer.
Parts per 1000.
Present Specific Gravity of Sample 1015.35
Ordinary Gravity of Wort . 1054.07
Water 900.2936
Absolute Alcohol 42.5000
Acetic Acid 0.9600
Higher Alcohols (as Amylic Alcohol) 0.0638
Compound Ethers (as Acetic Ether) 0.0221