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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
Lambeth 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE II. Showing Composition of resulting Milk, when diluted according to recommendations on label. The dilutions are calculated for parts by measure, and the undermentioned figures show percentage Composition of the resulting Milks by weight.
| Description of Sample. | No.754. Condensed Swiss Milk. | No.755. Condensed Milk, Unsweetened. | No.756. Condensed Full Cream Cows Milk. | No.758. Condensed Milk. | Cows' Milk-Average Composition. | Human Milk-Average Composition. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dilution | Condensed Milk | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Water | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Milk Fat | 26.6 | 2.23 | 3.47 | 2.62 | 2.34 | 1.97 | 1.49 | 0.80 | 2.58 | 2.18 | 1.65 | 0.89 | 3.3 | 4.0 | |
| Proteins | 2.27 | 1.91 | 3.02 | 2.28 | 2.12 | 1.78 | 1.36 | 0.73 | 2.35 | 1.98 | 1.51 | 0.81 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| Mineral Matters | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 0.49 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.16 | 0.45 | 0.38 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.7 | 0.2 | |
| Milk Sugar | 3.32 | 2.78 | 4.58 | 3.47 | 3.24 | 2.72 | 2.07 | 1.11 | 3.08 | 2.58 | 1.95 | 1.06 | 4.5 | 6.5 | |
| Cane Sugar | 9.66 | 8.12 | Nil | Nil | 9.88 | 8.31 | 6.30 | 3.42 | 10.16 | 8.54 | 6.49 | 3.51 | Nil | Nil | |
| Water | 81.61 | 84.56 | 88.29 | 91.12 | 81.93 | 84.82 | 88.48 | 93.78 | 81.38 | 84.34 | 88.11 | 93.57 | 88.0 | 87.8 | |