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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 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1935. | ||||
| July 1 | Brussel Sprouts (tinned) | Free from the presence of preservatives and prohibited colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 2 | Coloured Sweets (3 bottles) | Free from prohibited colouring matter and metallic impurities. Two of the glass bottles containing these sweets were broken, fragments of glass being mixed with the sweets, and in the case of the third bottle on unscrewing the metal cap the mouth was found to be fractured and small pieces of glass from this had fallen into contents of the bottle. In my opinion this is a most dangerous method of packing. | Letter to Importer and copy of Report to Medical Officer of Health of Bethnal Green. | |
| „ 3 | Prepared Mustard | Free from the presence of preservatives and prohibited colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Oranges (2) | On examination no boric acid was found on one sample, and only a faint trace on the other. | Reported to Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 3 | Apricot Pulp | Contained sulphite preservative equal to 3,850 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Consignment re-exported (see p. 30). | |
| „ 4 | Apricot Pulp (3) | The samples on analysis gave the following results :— | Sample No. 3 re-exported. | |
| Sample No. | Sulphur Dioxide parts per million | Samples 1 and 2. None. | ||
| l | 1,020 | |||
| 2 | 1,230 | |||
| 3 | 1,890 | |||
| „ 5 | Apricot Pulp (2) | 1 | 1,400 | Sample No. 2 re-exported (see p. 30). No. 1, None. |
| 2 | 2,980 | |||
| „ 5 | Canned Pilchards | Contained 0.37 grains of tin per pound. | None. | |
| „ 10 | Sardines (3 tins) | Contained 36 parts of lead per million. | Consignment re-exported. | |
| „ 10 | Oranges | Free from the presence of boron preservative. | None. | |
| „ 10 | Lemons | Free from the presence of boron preservative. | None. | |
| „ 11 | Apricot Pulp | Contained 825 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Sardines | Contained 25 parts of lead per million. | Analysis in connection with investigation for Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 17 | Sild | Contained 4.34 grains of tin per pound. | Analysis in connection with investigation for Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 17 | Grape Juice | Free from Benzoic Acid. Contained 95 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. Traces only of iron. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Sardines (6 tins) | Contained 7 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| 17 | Apricot Puree | Contained 1,150 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Oranges | Contained traces only of boron preservative. | Reported to Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 17 | Canned Fish (2) | Both samples were free from the presence of lead. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Canned Fish (5) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | Samples 2-5— None. | |
| Sample | Tin, grains per pound | Sample 1— Letter to Importers. | ||
| 1. Sild in Oil | 2.12 | |||
| 2. Brislings in Tomato | 0.58 | |||
| 3. Herrings in Tomato | 0.33 | |||
| 4. Herrings in Tomato | 0.17 | |||
| 5. Smoked Herrings in Tomato | 0.29 | |||
| „ 19 | Grapefruit | Minute trace of boron preservative. | Reported to Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 19 | Blackcurrant Pulp | Contained 250 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 22 | Sardines (6) | The sample on examination was found to contain 23 parts of lead per million. | Consignment re-exported. | |
| „ 22 | Mixed Vegetables | This sample on examination was found to contain 7 parts of copper per million. The green parts of the sample contained 28 parts per million. | Consignment awaiting re-export. | |
| „ 24 | Oranges (4) | All four samples were found to contain traces of boron preservative. | Reported to the Ministry of Health. | |