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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
Bermondsey 1937
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.—continued.
| Articles Examined | No. of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal, off flour bags | 1 | To ascertain composition | An alloy of Magnesium, Aluminium and Zinc | |
| Fruit, Pectin, Polish | 1 | For presence of preservative | Negative | No action |
| Gaffelbidder | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Gaffelbidder, Baby | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Gloss, for cake and Pastry | 1 | To ascertain composition and for presence of preservative | Preservative absent. Probably dried white of egg | „ |
| Goose Liver, Nat-Hungarian | 1 | For metallic contamination or preservative | Preservative absent. Liver surrounded by fat. No metallic contamination | „ |
| Honey | 1 | To ascertain composition and for presence of preservative | Genuine Honey. Preservative absent | „ |
| Lard, Chinese | 2 | To ascertain composition | Genuine Lard | „ |
| Lard, Polish | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Lard, Swedish | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Lemon Juice | 1 | For presence of preservative | Sulphur Dioxide 275 parts per million | „ |
| „ | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide 395 parts per million | „ |
| Liver Paste, tinned | 1 | For metallic contamination | Zinc 25 parts per million. Tin and Lead absent | Letter to Copenhagen Ministry of Agriculture |
| Makrel Fillet | 1 | For presence of preservative | Negative | No action |
| Mill Stone Dressings | 1 | For metallic contamination | Lead 12 parts per million | Taken in conjunction with Turmeric |
| Muscatels | 1 | To ascertain composition of red powder | Red powder consisted of an Oxide of Iron | Muscatels sorted. Those with the powder attached destroyed |