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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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| Article Examined | No.of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gherkins | 1 | For preservative | Unsatisfactory. Benzoic Acid, 350 parts per million | Importers warned re excess Benzoic Acid |
| Gherkins, Canned | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Benzoic Acid, 230 parts per million | No action |
| Grapefruit, Canned | 1 | Soundness and tin content | Tin, 1/50 grn. per lb. Fruit, though much disintegrated, was otherwise good and inside only slightly etched. Fit for food | „ „ |
| Guavas, Canned | 1 | Cause, etc., of blowing | Unsatisfactory. Can blown one end; Gas, CO2; inside of can etched. Colour of fruit, greyish and unsatisfactory | Destroyed |
| „ „ | 1 | For metallic contamination | Satisfactory. Tin, 1.31 grns. per lb. | No action |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Tin 0.95 grns. per lb. | „ „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Tin, 0.68 grns. per lb. | „ „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Tin, 0.81 grns. per lb. | „ „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Tin, 1.40 grns. per lb. | „ „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Tin, 0.77 grns. per lb. | „ „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Satisfactory. Tin, 1.05 grns. per lb. (Insides of all cans were etched to a certain extent. In one can the fruit was somewhat discoloured and had a "metallic" smell but the fruit in the others appeared to be in a satisfactory condition) | „ „ |