Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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there can, therefore, be no such things as "non-alcoholic wines,
non-alcoholic cider, and non-alcoholic perry".
The term "non-alcoholic wine" has been used for many years, but
non-alcoholic cider and non-alcoholic perry have not even the custom
of long use to support them. Similarly there would appear to have
been considerable confusion regarding the names by which drinks made
from whole orange should be described and how much orange should be
contained therein, but this point is one to be settled in the future.