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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 1955
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1955
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PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1937/48. FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1938. Forty-four samples were taken during the year by the Wharves Inspectors.
| Article Examined | No. of Samples | Purpose of Examination | Result | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apricots, Dried | 1 | For presence of preservatives | Satisfactory | |
| „ „ | 1 | For presence of preservatives | Sulphur Dioxide 6.000 parts per million | Released with warning to Importer |
| „ „ | 2 | „ „ | Satisfactory | Released |
| „ Drained | 1 | „ „ | Sulphur Dioxide 5,600 parts per million | Re-exported |
| Beans with Sausages in Tomato Sauce | 1 | For metallic contamination | Tin 400 parts per million | Whole parcel condemned and destroyed |
| Butter | 1 | To ascertain condition | Satisfactory | Released |
| Butter in Tubes from Italy | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Cheese containing Salami | 1 | To ascertain meat content | „ | „ |
| Chutney | 1 | For presence of preservatives | „ | „ |
| Cooking Fat | 1 | To ascertain composition | Found to be largely if not entirely Lard | Re-exported (Imported without Official Certificate) |
| Crab, Dressed | 3 | To ascertain condition | Satisfactory | Released |
| Crab Meat (Norwegian) | 1 | „ „ | „ | „ |
| Crab Meat (Japanese) | 2 | „ „ | „ | „ |
FOOD CONTROL.