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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 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Preserved | |||||
| M.42 | Corned beef | 0 | BHC | 2 | |
| M.72 | Eggs | 0 | BHC | 6 | |
| Dieldrin | 4 | ||||
| M.41 | Pears, English | DDT | 114 | Dieldrin | 10 |
| M.63 | Pears, Australian | DDT | 153 | ||
| DDE | 114 | ||||
| M.79 | Strawberries | 0 | BHC | 8 | |
| M.73 | Cucumber | 0 | BHC | 6 | |
| M.80 | Lettuce | 0 | BHC | 3 | |
| M.105 | Potatoes | 0 | 0 |
No evidence of the presence of organo phosphorus compounds was obtained.
IMPORTED FOOD CONTROL
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1937/48
THE IMPORTED FOOD REGULATIONS, 1968
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955
The following samples were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1968:
| Egg products | 733 |
| Frozen prawns and shellfish | 658 |
| Second grade cheese | 503 |
| Desiccated coconut | 3 |
| Pigs head meat | 31 |
| Horsemeat | 20 |
| Canned meat | 19 |
| Miscellaneous | 13 |
| Total: | 1,980 |
The following samples were submitted for chemical examination:
| Frozen liquid Egg for alpha-amylase test | 2,340 |
| Routine chemical examination: Canned fruit and juice | 497 |
| Dried fruit | 103 |
| Canned meat | 178 |