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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. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 3 | Apricot Pulp (2) | These samples contained 1,485 and 1,470 parts of sulphur dioxide per million, respectively. | None. | ||||
| Cranberry Pulp | Contained 195 parts of benzoic acid per million. Note.— Cranberries normally contain 550 to 600 parts of benzoic acid per million. | None. | |||||
| Sardines | Contained 9 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||||
| Sage | Free from the presence of arsenic. | None. | |||||
| „ 7 | Canned Fish (8) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | ||||
| Sample marked Herrings in Tomato | Tin, Grains per pound. 0.3 | ||||||
| Ditto | 0.2 | ||||||
| Ditto | 0.92 | ||||||
| Stewed Crab | 0.15 | ||||||
| Brislings | 0.60 | ||||||
| Sild in Oil | 0.96 | ||||||
| Ditto | 0.6 | ||||||
| Dressed Crab | 0.5 | ||||||
| The 3 samples of herrings in tomato were free from the presence of copper. | |||||||
| „ 13 | Sardines | Contained 14 parts of lead per million. | Letter to Importers. | ||||
| „ 16 | Sugar (5) | These samples gave the following results:— | Sample No. 3 (1,041 bags) released under guarantee for refining only. Samples 1, 2, 4 and 5, None. | ||||
| Sample No. | Tin, per pound. | ||||||
| 1 | 0.16 | ||||||
| 2 | 0.08 | ||||||
| 3 | 2.10 | ||||||
| 4 | 0.68 | ||||||
| 5 | 1.13 | ||||||
| „ 16 | Canned Fish (6) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | ||||
| Sample No. | Lead, parts per million. | Tin, Grains per pound. | |||||
| l | 3 | 0.22 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 0.19 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | 0.20 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 1.42 | |||||
| 5 | 1 | None | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 0.42 | |||||
| „ 17 | Tartaric Acid (4) | On examination these samples gave the following results:— | None. | ||||
| Sample No. | Lead, parts per million | ||||||
| l | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | 4 | ||||||
| 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||
| „ 21 | Sardines (2) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | Sample No. 1, None. | ||||
| Sample No. | Lead, parts per million. | Sample No. 2, Warning Letter to Importers. | |||||
| 1 | 4 | ||||||
| 2 | 12 | ||||||
| „ 21 | Sardines | Contained 2 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||||
| „ 25 | Sardines | Contained 9 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||||
| „ 27 | Gruyere Cheese | Free from the presence of Preservatives. | None. | ||||
| „ 28 | Gelatin | Contained 30 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||||
| „ 29 | Canned Fish (7) | On analysis these samples gave the following results | None. | ||||
| Sample. | Lead, parts per million. | Tin, Grains per pound. | |||||
| Sild in Oil | l | 0.55 | |||||
| Ditto | l | 1.58 | |||||
| Ditto | l | 0.15 | |||||
| Ditto | 2 | 0.27 | |||||
| Dressed Crab | 1 | None. | |||||
| Kipper Snacks | 1 | None. | |||||
| Peeled Shrimps | 1 | None. | |||||