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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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TABLE III .
Samples Analysed during the Quarter ending June 30th, 1893.
| Description. | No. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 14 | Three samples contained extraneous water as follows :— One contained at least 14 per cent., also boracic acid. |
| Two contained at least 8 per cent. Three samples were of inferior quality. One of which contained boracic acid. | ||
| Butter | 10 | None adulterated. |
| Olive Oil | 7 | One sample contained 50 per cent. of oil other than that of the Olive. |
| Cocoa | 2 | Not adulterated. |
| Baking Powder | 5 | None adulterated. All the samples were free from alum, and contained a good proportion of available carbonic acid. |
| Gin | 2 | Both samples were well above the legal limit, being respectively 32.8° and 34° under proof. Limit for Gin=35° under proof. |
| Whiskey | 3 | The samples were also of good strength, being 19.3°, 20.3°,and 21.6° under proof respectively. |
| Seidlitz Powder | 2 | None adulterated. |
| Pickled Onions | 4 | ” ” |
| Total | 49 |