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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
City of London 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1987. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April23 | Canned Fish (7) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | Sample No. 3 detained for further sampling. | |||
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | |||||
| 1 Brisling | 0.2 | |||||
| 2 Dressed Crab | 0.25 | Sample No. 4 Result of Analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health. Holborn. | ||||
| (see below) *3 Sild in Oil | 2.67 | |||||
| 4 Sild in Oil | 1.91 | |||||
| 5 Smoked Salmon Paste | None | |||||
| 6 Anchovy Paste | None | |||||
| 7 Brisling | 0.15 | |||||
| All samples free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | ||||||
| Samples Nos. 1,2, 5,6 and 7 None. | ||||||
| „ 23 | Margarine | This sample on examination gave the following result:— | None. | |||
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | |||||
| Moisture | 10.0% | |||||
| Reichert value | 4.3 | |||||
| In addition, the sample was found to be free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | ||||||
| „ 29 | Canned Fish (12) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | Samples Nos. 2 and 6, consignments destroyed. | |||
| Sample | Lead, parts per million | Tin, grains per pound | ||||
| 1 Brisling in Oil | None | 0.15 | ||||
| (see above) *2 Sild in Oil | None | 1.66 | ||||
| 3 Sild in Oil | None | 0.5 | Remainder None. | |||
| 4 Sild in Tomato | 2 | None | ||||
| 5 Sild in Tomato | 2 | None | ||||
| 6 Sild in Oil | None | 2.46 | ||||
| 7 Sild in Tomato | 3 | None | ||||
| 8 Sild in Oil | None | 0.45 | ||||
| 9 Sild in Tomato | 3 | None | ||||
| 10 Dressed Crab | 3 | None | ||||
| 11 Sild in Tomato | 2 | None | ||||
| 12 Sild in Oil | None | 1.25 | ||||
| In addition, all samples containing tomato were free from the presence of copper. | ||||||
| May 3 | Dressed Crab | This sample was free from the presence of tin, but contained 2 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 7 | Brislings | This sample was found to contain tin compounds equivalent to 0.35 grains of tin per pound, and 3 parts of lead per million. Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |||
| „ 7 | Quencheas | Contained 1 part of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 8 | Milk Powder | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and metallic contamination. | None. | |||
| „ 20 | Smoked Sea Salmon (2) | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter, preservatives and tin. | None. | |||
| „ 20 | Canned Fish (4) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |||
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | |||||
| Sild | None | |||||
| Brisling | 0.10 | |||||
| Sild | 0.15 | |||||
| Sild | 1.83 | |||||
| „ 20 | Soft Roes | Contained 2 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 20 | Dressed Crab | Contained 3 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 27 | Tomato puree | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter, preservatives and metallic contamination. | None. | |||
| June 3 | Canned Peas | Contained 0.08 grains of tin per pound. | None. | |||
| „ 3 | Prepared Mustard | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter, preservatives and metallic contamination. | None. | |||
| „ 9 | Black Cherry Jam | Free from presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |||
| „ 9 | Passion Fruit Juicie | Free from presence of benzoate preservative. | None. | |||
| 11 | Apricot Pulp | Contained 1,355 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |||
| 11 | "Cheez" | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | |||