London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Paddington 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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TABLE X.

Showing the specific gravity; the per centage of cream; the quantity of water; sugar; butter; and mineral

substances in 100 parts.

No.Sp. Gr.Cream.Water.Sugar.Cane Sugar.Fat.Casein.Mineral.Total Solids.Remarks.
11.0236.591.103.89...1.503.010.508.90Watered considerably.
21.024591.633.79...1.133.000.458.37Ditto and skimmed.
31.023790.484.12...1.583.300.529.52Ditto.
41.026690.574.29...1.353.320.479.43Ditto and slightly colored.
51.028688.253.641.811.404.300.6011.75Ditto and sugared.
61.027689.654.20...1.384.150.6210.35Skimmed.
71.027789.584.20...1.604.020.6010.42Ditto.
81.027789.653.75...1.624.330.6510.35Watered.
91.026590.643.58...1.203.980.609.36Ditto.
101.0311586.564.53...3.384.830.7013.44A rich, pure, and healthy Milk.
111.026590.584.12...1.173.600.539.42Skimmed.
121.025889.773.93...2.003.800.5010.20Watered and slightly colored.
131.0311487.044.46...3.154.750.6012.96An excellent Milk.
141.018693.202.80...1.202.400.406.80A very bad case of Watering.
151.0256............••......Watered.
161.0226.....................Ditto and "much" colored.

It will be liere seen that not half these are examples of Milk containing the natural quantities of fattv. ch«> «v
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