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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
Bermondsey 1948
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1948
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4. Chemical Analysis.
| Water | Protein NX 6.25 | Fat | Acidity (as Lactic acid) | Milk Sugar | Dried Skimmed Milk Powder (approximately) | Cane Sugar | Ash | Starch | Undetermined Matter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78·78 | 2·94 | 2·58 | 0·12 | 3·03 | 6·3 | 10·6 | 0·71 | 1·24 | |
| 72·03 | 3·31 | 3·04 | 0·20 | 4·31 | 9·0 | 10·2 | 0·60 | 6·31 | – |
| 75·91 | 2·54 | 1·94 | 0·22 | 3·68 | 7·5 | 11·6 | 0·68 | 3·43 | – |
| 79·28 | 1·41 | 3·88 | 0·08 | 1·90 | – | 10·9 | 0·40 | 2·15 | – |
| 67·28 | 1·31 | 9.5 | 0·08 | 6·13 | – | 10·9 | 0·38 | 4·42 | – |
| 73·13 | 2·51 | 2·36 | 0.13 | 2·56 | 5·3 | 14·2 | 0·58 | 4·53 | – |
| 72·34 | 3·10 | 5·71 | 0·17 | 5·19 | 6·0 | 10·97 | 0·81 | 1·71 | – |
| 77·75 | 1·86 | 5·20 | 0·09 | 2·61 | – | 6·59 | 0·24 | 5·66 | – |
| 68·88 | 2·14 | 6·76 | 0·10 | 5·57 | 6·0 | 10·0 | 0·80 | 5·75 | – |
| 73·78 | 3·77 | 2·74 | 0·29 | 5·12 | 5·0 | 10·0 | 0·76 | 3·54 | – |
| 74·26 | 0·89 | 5·44 | 0·09 | 5·10 | 2·0 | 9·19 | 0·42 | 4·61 | – |
| 81·28 | 1·4 | 1·5 | 0·09 | 0·95 | 2·0 | 12·35 | 0·40 | 2·03 | – |
| 51·82 | 3·55 | 19·56 | 0·27 | 4·96 | 6·0 | 16·42 | 0·80 | 2·62 | – |
| 65·36 | 2·45 | 12·14 | 0·08 | 5·35 | 2·0 | 12·14 | 0·42 | 2·06 | – |
| 61·36 | 3·17 | 6·26 | 0·16 | 4·73 | – | 17·51 | 0·57 | 6·24 | – |
| 66·44 | 2·33 | 9·8 | 0·12 | 4·05 | – | 10·2 | 0·35 | 6·71 | – |
| 73·12 | 3·45 | 2·36 | 0·22 | 3·76 | – | 12·44 | 0·64 | 4·01 | – |
| 73·14 | 3·66 | 4·04 | 0·15 | 7·84 | – | 5·35 | 0·84 | 4·98 | – |
| 71·82 | 2·05 | 2·4 | 0·17 | 4·25 | – | 12·07 | 0·47 | 6·77 | – |
Figures given are percentages.