Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1937
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PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925, 1933.
Article Examined | No.of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
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Bacon, Canadian | 1 | For presence of formalin | Negative | No Action |
Bacon, Canadian, Smoked | 1 | „ „ | Formaldehyde 5 parts per million | No action Formaldehyde is present in wood smoke and may be in Smoked Bacon to extent of 30 parts per million |
Brine, containing pickled gherkins | 1 | To ascertain cause of unusual odour | Hydrocyanic Acid present to extent of about .016% | Destroyed |
Butter, Austrian | 1 | To ascertain composition and for presence of Boric Acid | Genuine Butter Free from Boric Acid | No Action |
Butter, French | 3 | For presence of Boric Acid | Free from Boric Acid | No action |
Cherries, Drained | 2 | For presence of Copper | Copper 10 parts per million | No action |
do. | 2 | „ „ | Copper 14 parts per million | No action |
do. | 1 | „ „ | Copper 15 parts per million | No action |
Cherries, Drained, English | 1 | „ „ | Copper 15 parts per million | No action |
Cherries, drained | 1 | „ „ | Copper 16 parts per million | No action |
do. | 1 | „ „ | Copper 20 parts per million | No action |
Cherries, Glace | 1 | „ „ | Copper 20 parts per million | Released with warning Importer communicated with Canadian packers |
Cherries, Drained | 1 | „ „ | Copper 24 parts per million | No action |
Cherries, Glace | 1 | „ „ | Copper 20 parts per million | „ |