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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
Leyton 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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manufacturing purposes, which accounts for the high lead content of sample
No. 520. The residue from the moulds (sample No. 519) would normally be
thrown away, and was retained and sampled purely for the purpose of our
investigation.
As a result of our representations to the firm, the management have
returned all metal moulds to the manufacturers, who have replaced them with
others coated with an alloy guaranteed to contain 99.82 per cent. pure tin.
The management are also endeavouring to obtain moulds of material other
than metal, which would appear to be the only sure method of eliminating
entirely the possibility of lead contamination of the finished product.
Oranges (23).
See special report by Medical Officer of Health on " Thiourea " (pages
45 to 46).
Samples taken for Chemical Analysis.
| Commodity | No. of Samples Analysed | No. of Samples unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Alginade | 1 | — |
| Almonds | 1 | — |
| Anchovy Relish | 1 | — |
| Aniseed | 1 | — |
| Apple Pectin | 1 | — |
| Apricots, Dried | 1 | — |
| Aspirin Tablets | 2 | — |
| Beans in Tomato Sauce | 2 | — |
| Biscuits | 2 | — |
| Boracic Ointment | 1 | — |
| Bread (half a loaf) | 1 | 1 |
| Brisling and Tomato Spread | 1 | — |
| Bronchial Mixture | 1 | — |
| Bubble Gum | 3 | — |
| Butter | 4 | — |
| Butter Almonds | 1 | 1 |
| Butter Beans | 1 | — |
| Butter Walnuts | 2 | 2 |
| Cake Mixture | 1 | — |
| Cheese Spread | 3 | 1 |
| Chocolates | 1 | — |
| Chlorophyll Tablets | 1 | — |
| Citric Acid | 1 | — |
| Coffee | r | — |
| Condiment, Non-Brewed | 1 | — |
| Confectionery | 1 | — |
| Cooking Fat and Oil | 2 | — |
| Crab, Dressed | 1 | — |
| Cream | 2 | — |
| Cream Doughnuts | 1 | — |