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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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FERTILISERS AND FEEDING STUFFS ACT, 1926.
The following samples were examined by the Agricultural Analyst:—
| Date. 1934. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 19 „ | Rice Meal (Feeding Stuff). | Oil | 15.50% | None. |
| Albuminoids | 15.31% | |||
| Fibre | 7.30% | |||
| „ 19 | Dried Blood (Fertiliser). | Nitrogen | 13.97% | None. |
| Feb. 27 | Meat and Bone Scrap | Fat | 9.75% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 54.31% | |||
| Fibre | 1.2 % | |||
| „ 27 | Herring Meal | Oil | 8.10% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids | 73.50% | |||
| Phosphoric Acid (P205) | 4.98% | |||
| Sodium Chloride (Na CI) | 0.82% | |||
| Mar. 3 | Rice Bran | Oil | 14.90% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for Ipswich. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 13.06% | |||
| Fibre | 4.7% | |||
| „ 3 | Bone Meal | Nitrogen (N) | 4.31% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Phosphoric Acid (P205) | 21.72% | |||
| „ 7 | Ground Nut Cake Expeller | Oil | 8.52% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 44.88% | |||
| „ 7 | Cotton Seed Meal | Oil | 6.13% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 43.94% | |||
| „ 8 | Cotton Seed Cake | Oil | 4.80% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 25.75% | |||
| „ 15 | Wheat Offal | Fibre | 8.1 % | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| „ 19 | Alfalfa Meal | Fibre | 26.0 % | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for Bolton. |
| „ 20 | Meat and Bone Meal | Oil | 9.31% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 47.50% | |||
| Phosphoric Acid (P205) | 13.52% | |||
| Sodium Chloride | 2.12% | |||
| „ 27 | Sardine Fish Meal | Oil | 7.43% | Result of analysis forwarded to the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 61.94% | |||
| Phosphoric Acid (P205) | 3.96% | |||
| Sodium Chloride | 0.74% | |||
| Apl. 11 | Meat Meal | Oil | 11.38% | Result of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 63.94% | |||
| Sodium Chloride | 1.26% | |||
| „ 11 | Alfalfa Meal | Fibre | 28.5% | Result of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. |
| „ 19 | Ground Nut Cake | Oil | 9.54% | Result of analysis forwarded |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 49.63% | to Medical Officer of Health for the City of London. | ||
| „ 19 | Herring Meal | Oil | 6.75% | Result of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health for Poplar. |
| Albuminoids (Protein) | 72.38% | |||
| Phosphoric Acid (P205) | 4.98% | |||
| Sodium Chloride | 0.44% |