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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 1946
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1946
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X.-FOOD CONTROL.
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1937.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938.
Seventy-eight samples were taken during the year by the Senior Inspector and Wharves Inspectors.
| Article Examined | No.of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples, Dried | 1 | For preservative | Satisfactory. SO2 240 parts per million | No action |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. SO2 44 parts per million | „ „ |
| Apricots, Canned | 1 | Cause of blowing | Gas was CO2. Inside of can badly etched; fruit grey tinge and fermenting | All blown tins stopped and later destroyed |
| Bacon, Danish | 1 | To ascertain nature of stain | Blue coal tar colouring matter, sulphate of iron, nature of an ink powder | Released for washing and trimming |
| Beef Extract | 1 | For metallic contamination | Satisfactory. Arsenic nil; Copper, nil; Zinc, nil; Lead, 2.0 parts per million | No action |
| Beef Juice | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Arsenic, 0.8 parts per million ; Zinc, nil; Copper, nil; Lead, nil | „ „ |
| Beef Powder | 1 | „ „ | 1st grade Beef Powder. Arsenic, nil; Copper, nil; Lead, 1 part per million ; Zinc, 160 parts per million | Verbal warning to owners |