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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) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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TABLE IV.
| Description. | No. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee | 4 | Not adulterated. |
| Olive oil | 3 | „ „ |
| Ice cream | 5 | „ „ |
| Whiskey | 3 | The samples had the following alcoholic strengths:— |
| No. 39 was 6.6 under proof. | ||
| „ 58 „ 11.7 „ | ||
| „ 62 „ 7.0 „ | ||
| Milk | 12 | Three samples contained extraneous water as follows:— |
| No. 49 and 66 contained at least 5 per cent. | ||
| „ 65 „ „ 8 „ | ||
| Butter | 9 | None adulterated. |
| 5 samples contained boracic acid. | ||
| Cheese | 9 | None adulterated. |
| Rum | 5 | No. 12 was 22.3 under proof. |
| „ 20 „ 13.6 „ | ||
| „ 33 „ 18.5 „ | ||
| ,, 63 „ 12.0 „ | ||
| „ 71 „ 16.5 „ | ||
| Gin | 10 | No. 15 was 25.6 under proof. |
| „ 17 „ 26.0 „ | ||
| „ 19 „ 32.2 „ | ||
| „ 25 „ 32.5 „ | ||
| ,, 32 „ 26.0 „ | ||
| „ 34 „ 29.0 „ | ||
| ,, 53 ,, 29.9 „ | ||
| ,, 56 „ 24.5 „ | ||
| ,. 57 „ 32.0 „ | ||
| „ 70 „ 23.6 „ | ||
| Saffron | 3 | Not adulterated. |
| Mercury Ointment | 2 | The samples contained respectively:— 48.55 and 49.4 per cent. of Mercury. They contain 48.48 per cent. theoretically. |
| Total | 65 |