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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
St James's 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Sample of Milk, as certified by three different Analysts.
Percentages of Added Water, as Calculated from the Analytical Findings
when compared with the following standards of MILK:—
| Fair Average Milk, containing 12.5 % of Milk Solids. | Bottom limit Milk, containing 11.25% of Milk Solids. | Bottom limit Milk, regarding its 8 5 % of Non-fatty Solids; disregarding excess or deficiency in its 2.75 % Fat. |
|---|---|---|
| 10.94 = .875212.50 Average Milk 87.52 % Added Water 12.48 % | 10.94 = .9724 11.25 Bottom limit Milk, 97.24 % Added Water 2.76 % | 8.25 8.50 = .9706 Bottom limit Milk, 97.06 % Added Water 2.94 % |
| 11.00 12.50= .8752 Average Milk 88.00 % Added Water ... 12.00% | 10.86 11.25 = .9653 Bottom limit Milk, 96.53 % | 7.72 = .9082 8.50 Bottom limit Milk, 90.82 Added Water 9.18 % |
| 10.86— .8688 12.50 Average Milk 86.88 % | Added Water 13.12 % 10.87 = .8697 12.50 Average Milk 86.97 % | Added Water 13.03% |