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Southwark 1938

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

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Table: ANALYSIS OF PORT SANITARY SAMPLES, 1938.

ANALYSIS OF PORT SANITARY SAMPLES, 1938.

Sample ofCondition of Can.Condition of Contents for Sample.Report.
External.Internal.
Tomato PureeSatisfactoryNo corrosion. Lacquered canSoundLead not found, tin not found, copper 7 parts per million, zinc 10 parts per million.
Tomato PureeSatisfactoryNo corrosion. Lacquered canSoundLead 1.5 parts per million, tin not found, copper 8 parts per million, zinc 13 parts per million.
Peeled TomatoesSatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 1 part per million, tin not found, copper 2 parts per million, zinc less than 10 parts per million.
Frozen Egg Yolk---Boracic compounds were not detected.
SardinesSatisfactory. Seam soldered on outsideNo corrosionSoundLead 6 parts per million, tin not found.
PilchardsSatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 3 parts per million.
PilchardsSatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead less than 2 parts per million.
PilchardsSatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead less than 2 parts per million.
Pilchards (contents of 6 cans well mixed together)SatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 2 parts per million.
Sardines (contents of 6 cans well mixed together)SatisfactoryNo corrosionSoundLead 5 parts per million.
Glace Cherries---Copper 5 parts per million.
Tomato PureeSatisfactoryNo corrosion. Lacquered canSoundLead 1.5 parts per million, copper 4 parts per million, zinc 16 parts per million.
Tomato Puree (contents of 3 cans well mixed together)SatisfactorySatisfactorySoundCopper 15 parts per million.
Tomato Puree (contents of 3 cans well mixed together)SatisfactorySatisfactorySoundCopper 21 parts per million.
Hog Fat--Faintly brown in colour, offensive smellThe sample was an emulsion of fat and water. It contained 10 per cent. of water and had become rancid.
Frozen Egg---Boracic compounds were not detected.
Frozen Egg--The sample had an unpleasant smellBoracic compounds were not detected. The sample showed signs of decomposition.
Frozen Egg--The sample had an unpleasant smellBoracic compounds were not detected. The sample showed signs of decomposition.
Butter---Genuine.
Butter---Genuine.
Butter---Genuine.
Process Cheese and Smoked Ham--SatisfactoryBoracic compounds not found, sulphites not found, nitrites not found.
Butter---Genuine.
Butter---Genuine.
Butter---Genuine.
Butter---Genuine.