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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

Southwark 1937

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

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Table:

Sample ofCondition of Can.Condition of Contents or Sample.Report.
External.Internal.
Egg YolkSoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundContained boracic compounds.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundContained boracic compounds.
Egg Yolk——SoundContained boracic compounds.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundContained boracic compounds.
Orange Juice——SoundBoracic compounds, sulphur dioxide, benzoic acid, salicylic acid not detected.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Egg Yolk——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Lard——SoundGenuine.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
CoffeeSatisfactorySatisfactorySoundGenuine.
LobsterSatisfactorySatisfactorySoundLead not found. Tin not found.
CrabSatisfactorySatisfactorySoundLead not found. Tin not found.
Pears——SoundSulphur dioxide 770 parts per million.
Raisins——SoundSulphur dioxide 660 parts per million.
Apricots——SoundSulphur dioxide 690 parts per million.
Raisins——SoundSulphur dioxide 40 parts per million.
Apples—_SoundSulphur dioxide 470 parts per million.
Apricots——SoundSulphur dioxide 1,350 parts per million.
Nectarines——SoundSulphur dioxide 1,430 parts per million.
Evaporated Apples——SoundSulphur dioxide 656 parts per million.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Confectionery——SoundSulphite preservative not found. Boracic preservative not found. Arsenic not found. Lead not found. Copper not found.
Raisins——SoundSulphur dioxide 915 parts per million.
Prunes——SoundSulphite compounds not detected.
Frozen Whole Egg——SoundBoracic compounds not detected.
Raisins——SoundSulphur dioxide 1,070 parts per million.
Raisins——SoundSulphur dioxide 605 parts per million.
Raisins——SoundSulphur dioxide 680 parts per million.
"Valtime"——SoundArsenic not found. Heavy metals less than 5 parts per million.
Lobster PasteSatisfactorySatisfactorySatisfactoryLead 3 parts per million. Tin not found.
PilchardsSatisfactorySatisfactorySoundTin not found. Lead 14 parts per million.
Tomato PureeSatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 1.5 parts per million. Tin not found. Copper 9 parts per million. Zinc less than 10 parts per million.