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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
Lee 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lee]
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TABLE II.
Shewing the Samples Adulterated or of Inferior Quality.
| No. | Substance. | Result. |
|---|---|---|
| 766 | Milk | Poor in fat |
| 767 | Milk | 10 per cent. of added water |
| 768 | Milk | 6 per cent. of fat abstracted |
| 770 | Milk | Very poor quality |
| 773 | Milk | 5 per cent. of added water |
| 778 | Rum | 7.9 volumes of water added to 100 volumes of 25 U.P. spirit |
| 781 | Scotch Whiskey | 2.7 volumes of water added to 100 volumes of 25 U.P. spirit |
| 802 | Milk | 20 per cent. added water |
| 807 | Milk | 22 per cent. added water |
| 831 | Milk | 10 per cent of the fat abstracted |