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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 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1936. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31 | Sardines | Contained 17 parts of lead per million. | Analysis in connection with investigation for Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 31 | Sild | Contained 5.33 grains of tin per pound. | Ditto. | |
| „ 31 | Sidra champagne | Free from the presence of sulphite preservatives. | None. | |
| Feb. 3 | Sardines (6) | Contained 17 parts of lead per million. | Letter to Importers. | |
| „ 4 | Salmon slices | Free from the presence of colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 5 | Pineapple juice | Free from the presence of colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 5 | Turmeric | Contained 4 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 5 | Turmeric | Contained 6 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| ,, 5 | Tea | Contained 18 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 6 | Bittersweet chocolate | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 6 | Spinach (tinned) | Free from presence of copper and contained 0.5 grain of tin per pound. | None. | |
| „ 10 | Orange pulp | Contained 740 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 13 | Firmosa black tea | Contained 5 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 13 | Orange peel and grapefruit peel. | These samples contained 1,040 and 1,295 parts of sulphur dioxide respectively. | None. | |
| „ 13 | Cranberry jelly | Contained 200 parts of benzoic acid per million. Free from metallic contamination. | Letters to Importer and Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 13 | Tinned shrimps | Contained 2 parts of lead per million. Trace only of tin and no preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Herrings in mustard sauce. | Contained 4 parts of lead per million. Trace only of tin and no preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Smoked salmon | Free from presence of preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 20 | Anchovy sprats | Free from presence of preservatives and prohibited colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 0 | Cranberry sauce (2) | These samples contained 40 and 230 parts of benzoic acid per million, respectively. | Letters to Importer and Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 26 | Tinned peas | Free from presence of copper. Trace only of tin. | None. | |
| „ 26 | Sardines (2) | Both samples contained 4 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 26 | Canned figs | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and also metallic contamination other than traces of tin. | None. | |
| „ 26 | Canned fish (6) | These samples gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Sample. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| Brisling | l | |||
| Sild in oil | 2 | |||
| Sild in oil | 1 | |||
| Sild in oil | 2 | |||
| Sild in tomato | 4 | |||
| Sild in tomato | 2 | |||
| „ 26 | Sardines (2) | Both these samples contained 11 parts of lead per million. | Letters to Importers. | |
| „ 28 | Salmon (2) | These samples were found to contain 0.5 and 0.6 grain of tin per pound respectively. | None. | |
| „ 28 | Sardines (2) | These samples gave the following results:— | Sample No. 1, None. Sample No. 2, Letter to Importers. | |
| Sample No. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| l | 9 | |||
| 2 | 18 | |||
| „ 29 | Orange Paste | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | |
| Mar. 2 | Mint | Free from arsenic, but in a somewhat dirty condition, although the sand and siliceous matter did not exceed 1%. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Cauliflower in Brine | Contained 480 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | Reported to Ministry of Health and to the Medical Officer of Health, City of London. | |
| „ 3 | Sardines | Contained 7 parts of lead per million. | None. | |