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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 IV.
Samples Analysed during the Quarter ending September 30th, 1893.
| Description. | No. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 24 | Five samples were of inferior quality. Two „ ,, ,, and in addition contained boracic acid. |
| Four contained extraneous water as follows:— | ||
| 1 contained at least 4 per cent. 1 ,, ,, 5 ,, „ and was also somewhat deficient in fat, and contained boracic acid. 1 contained at least 7 per cent. | ||
| 1 ” ” ” 8 ” ” One sample contained boracic acid, but was otherwise of good quality. | ||
| The remaining samples were unadulterated. | ||
| Butter | 15 | Two samples contained boracic acid. The remainder were unadulterated. |
| Gin | 4 | One sample fell just below the legal limit, being 36 25 under proof. The remainder were unadulterated. |
| Whiskey | 3 | One sample was 25.96 under proof, being just below the standard. The rest were unadulterated. |
| Beer | 2 | Unadulterated. |
| Lime Juice | 3 | ” |
| Prescription | 6 | ” |
| Total | 57 |