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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
Islington 1882
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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| 1021 | Milk | Inspector. | Specific gravity 10.25 | ... | Certified to be adulterated and fined £7 10s. and 2s. costs. |
| Cream 7.5 per cent. | |||||
| Total solid matter 9 8 „ | |||||
| Solids not fat 7.28 „ | |||||
| Ash 0.639 „ | |||||
| 1022 | Gin | do. | 34 degrees under proof. | ... | |
| 1023 | Brandy | do. | 21.6 degrees under proof. | ... | |
| 1024 | Port Wine | do | Free from injurious matters. Colouring matter undoubtedly elder. | ||
| 1025 | Rum | do. | 24.2 degrees under proof. | ... | |
| 1026 | Ale | do. | Free from all injurious matters. | ... | |
| 1027 | Porter | do. | Free from all injurious matters. Coloured with some artificial colouring. | ... | |
| 1028 | Milk | do. | Genuine. | ... | |
| 1029 | Gin | do. | 30 degrees under proof. | ... | |
| 1030 | Brandy | do. | 25.8 degrees under proof. | ... | |
| 1031 | Port Wine | do. | Free from injurious admixture, but the colouring matter evidently foreign to the grape. | ... | |
| 1032 | Rum | do. | 22 degrees under proof. | ... | |
| 1033 | Ale | do. | Free from injurious admixtures. | ... | |
| 1034 | Porter | do. | Free from injurious admixtures, but the colouring evidently artificial. | ... | |
| 1035 | Milk | do. | Genuine. | ... | |
| 1036 | Flour | An Inhabitant | Genuine. | 10/6 |