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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 1938
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1938
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PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925, 1933 & 1937.-continued.
| Article Examined | No. of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peas | 1 | For metallic contamination | Copper 50 parts per million Copper 5 parts per million in juice Copper 280 parts per million on dry substance | Still under detention The importer desired to dispose of these for ships stores, but permission was refused |
| „ | 1 | „ „ | Zinc 14 parts per million Zinc 70 parts per million on dry substance | Released after correspondence with Importer and upon receipt of guarantee that apparatus would be thoroughly overhauled |
| Raisins | 1 | For presence of preservatives | Sulphur Dioxide 795 parts per million | Stopped for treatment and subsequently released |
| „ | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide 480 parts per million | „ „ |
| Raspberry Pulp | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide 1,080 parts per million | Released |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide 1,055 parts per million | „ |
| Salmon | 1 | For metallic contamination | Tin .08 grains per lb. | „ |
| Salmon, Smoked Sea (Denmark) | 1 | For presence of preservative | No preservative | „ |
| Salmon Substitute (Denmark) | 1 | For metallic contamination and presence of preservative | No preservative. Lead 4 parts per million | Released after correspondence with importer, shipper and Danish authorities. Thorough examination of plant and tins to be made |
| Sardines | 21 | For metallic contamination | Negative | No action |
| Seatax, smoked | 1 | For metallic contamination and presence of preservative | „ | Released |
| Sild (Norwegian) | 1 | For metallic contamination | Lead 2 parts per million Tin 0.4 grains per lb. | „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Lead 3 parts per million Tin 0.36 grains per lb. | „ |
| Silver Fish in Tomato (Japan) | 1 | „ „ | Tin 0.15 grains per lb. | „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Tin 0.23 grains per lb. | „ |
| Spinach (Belgium) | 1 | „ „ | Negative | „ |