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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
City of London 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1933. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 21 | Sardines† | This sample contained lead and lead compounds equivalent to 36 parts of lead per million. | Consignment detained for further sampling. | |
| „ 23 | Crab paste | The sample was found to be free from the presence of preservatives and to contain traces only of tin, whilst the lead and lead compounds therein were equivalent to 3 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 28 | Sardines (6)† | These samples on analysis gave the following results:— | Consignment re-exported. | |
| Sample No. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| 1 | 46 | |||
| 2 | 28 | |||
| 3 | 26 | |||
| 4 | 23 | |||
| 5 | 21 | |||
| 6 | 22 | |||
| „ 30 | Glucose (solid) | This sample on examination was found to contain sulphite preservative equivalent to 320 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. Free from arsenic. | Reported to the Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 30 | Apples | This sample on examination was found to be free from the presence of arsenic. | None. | |
| „ 30 | Sardines | Contained lead and lead compounds equivalent to 14 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
ALIENS ORDER, 1920.
Medical Inspection of Aliens.
During the year 19,084 Aliens (excluding Alien Seamen) and 2,237 Transmigrants
landed in the Port of London.
Medical Certificates under the Aliens Order were issued in respect of 22 Aliens
as follows:—
Lunatic, Idiot or Mentally Deficient 15
Undesirable for Medical reasons 4
Physically incapacitated 2
Suffering from Acute Infectious Disease 1
Total 22
DANGEROUS DRUGS.
On the 4th October your Medical Officer certified that the Master of the
s.v. "Passat" was authorised to purchase and be in possession of 1 oz. of 2 per cent.
cocaine eye drops and 4 ozs. of tincture of opium B.P. for the use of the ship until it
reached its home port.
The Certificate was issued under the Dangerous Drugs (No. 3) Regulations, 1923,
amending the Dangerous Drugs Regulations, 1921, Regulation 15 of which is as
follows:—
"If a foreign ship in any port in Great Britain requires to obtain a supply of any
of the drugs in order to complete the necessary equipment of the ship, the Master of
the ship is authorised to purchase and be in possession of such quantity of any of the
drugs as may be certified by the Medical Officer of Health of the Port where the
ship is (or in his absence by the Assistant Medical Officer of Health of the Port)
to be necessary for the purpose, the quantity not to exceed what is required for the
use of the ship until it next reaches its home port. The certificate given by the
Medical Officer or Assistant Medical Officer of Health of the Port shall be marked by
the supplier with the date of the supply, and shall be retained by him and kept available
for inspection."