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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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| Description. | No. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 12 | Three samples contained extraneous water as follows:— |
| S/219 contained at least 4 per cent. | ||
| S/230 „ „ 6 „ | ||
| S/270 „ „ 8 „ | ||
| Two samples had been deprived of a portion of their fat, viz.:— | ||
| S/232 of at least 5 per cent. and was otherwise of very inferior quality. | ||
| S/271 of at least 9 per cent. | ||
| Butter | 12 | S/248 contained at least 63 per cent. of margarine. |
| Lard | 5 | None adulterated |
| Vinegar | 2 | „ „ |
| Honey | 1 | Not adulterated. |
| Sweets | „ „ | |
| Tinned Peas | 3 | All the samples contained minute portions of copper, the highest amount found being 5.6 grain per lb. (S/220). |
| Tinned Beans. | 1 | Contained .46 grain per lb. |
| „ Fish | 5 | Not adulterated. |
| Sausages | 5 | „ „ |
| Gin | 4 | All the samples were slightly watered as follows:— |
| S/279 was 35.6 under proof. | ||
| S/283 „ 36.7 ,, „ | ||
| S/211 „ 35.7 „ „ | ||
| S/212 „ 37.7 „ „ | ||
| Rum | 1 | The sample was 11.7 under proof. |
| Bread | 7 | None adulterated. |
| Total. | 65 |