London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
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
This page requires JavaScript
(105)
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925, 1933.—continued.
| Articles Examined | No. of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mustard | 2 | For presence of preservative | Negative | No action |
| Mustard, German | 1 | For presence of preservative or metallic contamination | „ | „ |
| Meat Conserves | 1 | „ | Preservative absent. Tin .29 grains per lb. Lead 2 parts per milion | „ |
| Oil, Vegetable | 1 | To ascertain composition | Oil of vegetable origin | „ |
| Onion Powder | 1 | For metallic contamination | Lead absent. Copper 20 parts per million | Released. Importer warned |
| Oysters, tinned New Zealand | 1 | For presence of preservative or metallic contamination | Preservative absent. Tin .47 grains per lb. Lead not exceeding 2 parts per million. Copper not exceeding 6 parts per million | No action |
| Oysters, tinned U.S.A. | 1 | „ „ | Preservative absent. Tin .15 grains per lb. | „ |
| Paté de Foie Gras | 1 | „ „ | Preservative absent A trace of Zinc | „ |
| Pea Flour | 1 | For presence of formalin | Negative | „ |
| Prawns, canned | 2 | For presence of preservative | „ | „ |
| Pulp, Gooseberry | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide 874 parts per million | No action. Limit 1,500 parts per million |
| Pulp, Strawberry | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide, 1,465 parts per million | No action. Limit 2,000 parts per million |
| Salmon, Japanese | 1 | For presence of preservative or metallic contamination | Negative | No action |
| Salmon, Smoked Sea | 1 | For presence of preservative | „ | „ |