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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
Strand (Westminster) 1893
Thirty-eighth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London
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stances examined, in spite of the fact that the samples
of it constitute more than one-third of the total number
dealt with.
The following Table II. shows the number of milk
samples found adulterated and the nature and extent of
the adulteration.
TABLE II.
| No. of Samples. | Percentage of Extraneous Water | Percentage of Fat Extracted. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 4 | — | |
| 3 | 5 | — | One contained Boracic Acid. |
| 1 | 6 | — | |
| L | 7 | — | |
| 4 | 8 | _ | |
| 1 | 10 | — | |
| 1 | 12 | — | |
| 1 | 14 | — | |
| 1 | 18 | — | |
| 1 | — | 10 | |
| 1 | 5 | 30 | |
| 1 | 8 | 14 | |
| 1 | 9 | 20 | Contained Boracic Acid |
In addition to this, 17 samples were of inferior
quality, 6 of which contained boracic acid, and 2 further
samples which were of good quality, also contained that
preservative.
Finally, 3 samples were abnormal. They contained
excessive quantities of fat, viz.:—9.64, 7.20 and 5.64
per cent., the last sample being so inferior in other
respects that, judged by ordinary standards, it contained
at least 9 per cent. of added water. As was the case