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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. 1986. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 23 | Canned Fish (12) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |||
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | Lead, parts per million. | ||||
| Kipper Snacks | None | None | ||||
| Dressed Crab | None | 1 | ||||
| Sild in Oil | 0.61 | 1 | ||||
| Sild in Oil | 0.12 | None | ||||
| Brislings in Oil | 0.12 | 2 | ||||
| Peeled Shrimps | None | None | ||||
| Brislings in Oil | 0.34 | None | ||||
| Sild in Oil | None | 1 | ||||
| Sild in Oil | 0.15 | 1 | ||||
| Sild in Oil | 0.25 | 1 | ||||
| Sild in Oil | None | 1 | ||||
| Dressed Crab | 2.75 | None | Result of analysis reported to the Medical Officer of Health of Brentford and Chiswick. | |||
| „ 28 | Dressed Crab | Free from the presence of metallic contamination | None. | |||
| „ 29 | Albumen | Free from the presence of metallic contamination and prohibited preservatives. | None. | |||
| Nov. 4 | Sardines | Contained 8 parts of lead per million | None. | |||
| „ 6 | Sardines | Contained 3 parts of lead per million | None. | |||
| „ 6 | Sardines (2) | Contained 12 and 8 parts of lead per million respectively. | None. | |||
| „ 6 | Cape Gooseberries | Contained 1,370 parts of sulphur dioxide per million | None. | |||
| „ 21 | Turkish Delight | Contained 3 parts of lead per million. Free from the presence of preservatives. | None. | |||
| „ 28 | Sea Salmon (smoked) (2) | These samples contained 32 and 63 parts per million of benzoic acid, respectively. | Consignment re-exported. | |||
| „ 30 | Edible molasses | Contained 0.08 grain of tin per pound. Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |||
| „ 30 | Canned sausages | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |||
| Dec. 1 | Sardines | Contained 6 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 4 | Sugar (3) | These samples were found to contain 0'29, 0.08 and 0.08 grain of tin per pound respectively. | None. | |||
| „ 4 | Tomato puree | Free from the presence of copper. | None. | |||
| „ 8 | Sardines | Contained 8 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 8 | Anchovies | Contained 5 parts of lead per million. | None. | |||
| „ 16 | Tomato paste (2) | Both samples were free from the presence of copper. | None. | |||
| „ 18 | Herrings in tomato | Both samples were free from the presence of copper and prohibited preservatives. | None. | |||
| „ 23 | Salmon (3) | All samples were free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | |||
| „ 30 | Fruit pectin | Free from the presence of sulphite preservatives. | None. | |||
| The following samples were examined by the Agricultural Chemist:— | ||||||
| Date. 1936. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |||
| Feb. 13 | Groundnut Cake Expeller | Oil 9.41% | Besult of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health, City of London. | |||
| Albuminoids (protein) 45.50% | ||||||
| Free from the presence of castor seed husk. | ||||||
| Mar. 11 | Alfalfa Meal | Fibre 29.85% | Besult of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health, City of London. | |||
| 26 | Groundnut Expeller Oilcake. | Oil 7.34% | Result of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health. City of London. | |||
| Albuminoids (Protein) 53.44% | ||||||
| Free from the presence of castor seed husk. | ||||||
| April 9 | Linseed Expeller Cake | Oil 11.07% | Result of analysis forwarded to Medical Officer of Health, City of London. | |||
| Albuminoids (Protein) 28.88% | ||||||