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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 1945
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1945
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X.-FOOD CONTROL.
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1937. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Thirty samples were taken during the year by the Senior Inspector and Wharves Inspectors.
| Article Examined | No.of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beef Powder | 1 | For preservative | Satisfactory. Creatinine 0.89% ; Sulphur phur Dioxide, nil | Released |
| Beef Stock | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Creatinine 1.0% ; Sulphur phur Dioxide, nil | „ |
| Cocoa Powder | 1 | To ascertain composition | Very inferior quality Fat 2.84%. Consisted largely, if not entirely, of shell | Disposed of for animal feeding |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Cocoa Fat 2l.5%. No insects, foreign starches, or excess of shell | Released |
| Coconut, desiccated | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Oil 63.16%. Refractive Index at 40º C. (Zeiss) 35.0, Zinc 15 parts per million; Copper, 2 parts per million | „ |
| Curry Powder | 2 | For metallic contamination | Unsatisfactory. Lead, 22 and 9 parts per million | Released with warning to owner |
| Gelatine, Sheet | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Arsenic as arsenious oxide 0.6 parts per million; Copper, practically nil; Lead, 4.0 parts per million; Zinc, 20.0 parts per million; Ash, 2% | Released |