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Bermondsey 1949

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1949

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ANALYSIS OF TWELVE SAMPLES OF BREAD. SUMMARY OF RESULTS.

Date received :18.10.4925.10.49.8.11.4925.11.49
No. of Sample242243244276277335336337338429430431
Moisture (per cent)36.5942.7841.9544.0743.2842.7743.8243.3543.1744.5743.6543.70
Salt (per cent)1.061.110.981.121.011.011.030.890.960.910.930.88
Other Mineral Matter (per cent)1.020.920.820.800.940.790.910.780.820.820.800.31
Crude Fibre (per cent)0.210.150.230.150.100.150.210.260.260.180.230.28
Calcium (in Bread) (per cent)0.13810.1000.0960.0820.1100.1510.1360.1030.0910.1090.0870.137
Equivalent to Added Chalk (in ounces per sack of Flour)1814½1311½15¼23201413¼15¾1220

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