Thirty-eighth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London page 183

Strand (Westminster) 1893

Thirty-eighth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London

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TABLE V.

Samples Analysed during the Quarter ending December 31 st, 1893.

Description.	No.	Remarks.
Milk	21	3 samples were of inferior quality. 1 sample was of inferior quality, and contained boracic acid.
		8 samples contained extraneous water as follows:—
		2 contained at least 3 per cent.
		2 „ „ 5 „ one of which also contained boracic acid.
		1 contained at least 6 per cent.
		1 ” ” 10 ” ”
		1 ” ” 12 ” ”
		1 ” ” 18 ” ”
		1 sample was watered to the extent of at least 9 per cent. had been deprived of not less than 20 per cent. of its fat and contained boracic acid.
		1 sample was abnormal, containing 5.64 per cent of fat. It had probably been adulterated by the addition of at least 9 per cent. of water.
		1 sample otherwise genuine, contained boracic acid.
Butter	14	10 samples contained boracic acid.
" Le Dansk "	1	The sample contained at least 53 per cent. of foreign fat, also boracic acid.
Lard ...	6	None adulterated.
Bread	6	” ”
"White Pepper	2	” ”
Ground Ginger	6	” ”
Vinegar	6	” ”
Prescription .	4	” ”
Total	66