Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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 |