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St Saviour's (Southwark) 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Saviour's]
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beer is made from good malt that such a quantity as 90 grains of
chlorides of potassium and sodium obtained from the water and
otherwise should be allowed to pass.
I trust that, whatever your opinions may be with reference to
this question of salt in beer, you will uphold me in my contention,
and that you will consider that I only did my duty to your Board
in furnishing the Certificate of Prosecution.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
ALBERT J. BERNAYS.
Chemical Laboratory,
St. Thomas's Hospital
Medical and Surgical College, S.E.
June, 1878.