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 1950
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Article Examined | No. of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
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Blackcurrant Pulp | 1 | For presence of preservatives | Satisfactory | Released |
Cheese, Gorgonzola | 1 | To ascertain condition | „ | „ |
Cheese, Gruyere | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
Cherries, Drained | 1 | For metallic contamination and presence of preservatives | „ | „ |
Cherries in Syrup, Italian | 2 | To ascertain condition | „ | „ |
Chutney, Australian | 1 | For presence of preservatives | Sulphur Dioxide 330 parts per million Prohibited preservative | Released with warning to importer |
Curry Powder | 3 | For metallic contamination | Satisfactory | Released |
„ „ | 1 | „ „ | Lead 16 parts per million | Released with warning to importer. |
Dessert Powder, Sweetened | 1 | To ascertain composition | Satisfactory | Released |
Dill Cucumbers, Pickled | 1 | For presence of preservatives | „ | „ |
Dried Egg, Chinese | 1 | To ascertain composition | „ | „ |
Figs, Crystallized, French | 1 | For presence of preservatives | „ | „ |
Figs, Glace | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
Fluid, contamnating bacon in ship's hold | 1 | To ascertain composition | Solution of common salt and sodium nitrate | Bacon released for washing and reconditioning |
Fondant | „ „ | 1 | Satisfactory | Released |
Frankfurter Sausage, French | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
Gelatine | 1 | For metallic contamination | „ | „ |
Gherkins, Pickled | 1 | For presence of preservatives | „ | „ |