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Southwark 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]

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Table: ANALYSIS OF PORT SANITARY SAMPLES, 1937.

ANALYSIS OF PORT SANITARY SAMPLES, 1937.

Sample ofCondition of Can.Condition of Contents or Sample.Report.
External.Internal.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 6.3 parts per million. Tin not found.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 6 parts per million. Tin not found.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 3.5 parts per million. Tin not found.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 3.5 parts per million. Tin not found.
The above four were samples from same consignment—Average, Lead 4.8 parts per million.
Sultanas——SoundSulphur dioxide 660 parts per million.
Sultanas——SoundSulphur dioxide 580 parts per million.
Sultanas——SoundSulphur dioxide 800 parts per million.
Frozen Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Apricot Kernels——SoundSulphur dioxide not detected.
Almonds——SoundSulphur dioxide not detected.
Cashew Kernels——SoundSulphur dioxide not detected.
Walnuts——SoundSulphur dioxide not detected.
Filberts——SoundSulphur dioxide not detected.
Hazel Nut Kernels——SoundSulphur dioxide not detected.
Sultanas——SoundSulphur dioxide 655 parts per million. Lead not found.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
"Deodorol"——Organic compound, contained 10 per cent. available Chlorine.
Frozen Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Pork and BeansVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead not found. Tin not found.
Glace Cherries—Some brown and shrivelled.Sulphur dioxide not found. Copper 6.5 parts per million. Lead not found. Arsenic not found.
"Musty" taste
Frozen Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead not found. Tin not found.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead less than 5 parts per million. Tin not found.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead less than 3 parts per million. Tin not found.
SardinesVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead not found. Tin not found.
The above four samples are from the same consignment.
SalmonVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead not found. Tin not found.
SalmonVery satisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead not found. Tin not found.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Confectionery——SoundSulphur dioxide not found. Copper, Lead and Arsenic not found.
Frozen Whole Egg—SoundBoracic compounds not detected.