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 1939
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X.-FOOD CONTROL.
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1931. Ninety-six samples were taken during the year by the Wharves Inspectors, special action being required in connection with the following:—
Article Examined | Result | Action |
---|---|---|
Anchovy Paste, in metal tubes, Jugoslavia | Tin 4.67 grains per lb. | Re-exported. |
„ 1.10 „ „ | ||
„ 1.54 „ „ | ||
„ 1.77 „ „ | ||
Tin 0.22 grains per lb. | Owner agreed to cease importing in metal tubes. | |
Lead 2 parts per million | ||
Curry Powder, Madras | Lead 40 parts per million .. | Still under detention. |
„ 38 „ „ | ||
„ 32 „ „ | ||
„ 35 „ „ | ||
Fish Roe, Caviar Style, Denmark | Benzoic Acid, 360 parts per million | Re-exported. |
Greengage Pulp, Holland | Copper 480 parts per million | Re-exported. |
Sild, Norway | Tin 2.52 grains per lb. | Stocks destroyed. |
Tomato Puree, France | Copper 140 parts per million | Re-exported. |
Tin 0.66 grains per lb. | ||
Tomato Puree, Italy | Copper 165 parts per million | Re-exported. |
„ 160 „ „ | ||
„ 125 „ „ |
Three samples, two of prawns and one of Chinese eggs, were
submitted for bacteriological examination, with satisfactory results.