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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 1950
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1950
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| Article Examined | No. of Sampled | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salad Cream, Dutch | 1 | For metallic contamination | Tin 2 grains per pound | Destroyed |
| „ „ | 2 | To ascertain composition | Satisfactory | Released |
| Sardines, Spanish Moroccan | 2 | For metallic contamination | „ | „ |
| French Moroccan | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| „ „ | 1 | „ „ | Lead 8 parts per million | Released with warning to importer |
| Portuguese | 16 | „ „ | Satisfactory | Released |
| Yugoslav | 2 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Sausage Skins, Artificial | 1 | To ascertain composition | „ | „ |
| Semolina Flour, Tinted | 1 | To ascertain tinting medium | Coloured with Turmeric Lead 3 parts per million | „ |
| Silver Balls for Cake Decoration | 1 | To ascertain composition | Satisfactory | „ |
| Sugar Dragees | 1 | For metallic contamination | „ | „ |
| Sweet Fat | 1 | To ascertain composition | „ | „ |
| Tomatoes, Peeled Canned | 2 | For condition of contents | One satisfactory One blown | Detained |
| Tomato Juice, French | 1 | For presence of preservatives and metallic contamination | Satisfactory | Released |
| Tomato Puree, Egyptian | 1 | For metallic contamination | „ | „ |
| Tomato Sauce, Jersey | 1 | For metallic contamination | Satisfactory | Released |
| Wafer Biscuits | 1 | For condition of Wafer and Cream filling | Cream filling satisfactory Wafer slightly burnt | Returned to Denmark |