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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
Hanover Square 1861
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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TABLE OF MILK ANALYSIS.
| No. | Addresses. | Date. | Quantity. | Specific gravity. | Cream. | Specific gravity of serum. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motcombe-street, Belgrave-sq. | Jan. 12,1861 | 19 oz. | 1030 | 11° | 28 | |
| 2 | Chapel-street, Belgrave-sq. | „ | 22 oz. | 1030 | 14° | 28 | |
| 3 | Westbourne-street, Pimlico | „ | 20 oz. | 1031 | 7° | 1025 | |
| 4 | Graham-street, Pimlico | „ | 20 oz. | 1025 | 20° | 1028 | |
| 5 | Ebury-street | „ | 22 oz. | 1020 | 5° | 1018 | |
| 6 | Queen-street, Pimlico | „ | 22½ oz | 1022 | 6° | 1018 | |
Sixty analyses were made of milk, purchased in the
Hanover and May-fair Sub-districts, in January. In each
case a "pennyworth of the best milk" was asked for.
Nine of the samples contained more water than milk, and
one of them would be best described as coloured water,
with a little milk in it. The vendors were cautioned, and
a promise was made that their names should not be published
this time. Be it observed that the worst milk was
sold in shops in mews frequented by the poor. The
majority of the samples were fair enough.
An analysis of the water supplied by the Chelsea Company, and taken January 17th, 1861, from the main at Chapel-street, Belgrave-square, produced—
| Total Impurity | 23.12 | |
| Organic Ditto | 2.32 | |
| Feb. 17,1861. | Total Impurity | 22.00 |
| Organic Ditto | 2.28 | |
| March 17, 1861. | Total Impurity | 20.68 |
| Organic Ditto | 1.76 |