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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1937. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 20 | Sardines | Contained 9 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| 22 „ | Yeast | Free from presence of arsenic. | None. | ||
| „ 22 | Foie Gras | Free from metallic contamination and prohibited preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 28 | Smoked Salmon | Contained 1,610 parts of benzoic acid per million. | Be-exported. | ||
| Feb. 8 | Smoked Salmon Lax | Free from the presence of preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 9 | Tomato Paste | Free from the presence of copper. | None. | ||
| „ 10 | Brisling in Tomato Sauce | Free from metallic contamination. | None. | ||
| „ 11 | Preserved Cherries (Cocktail). | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 11 | Canned Peas | Free from the presence of copper. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Marmalade | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 24 | Sardines | Contained 7 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| 26 | Orange Marmalade Pulp | Contained 1,048 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||
| „ 26 | Sardines | Contained seven parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 26 | Tomato Puree | Contained 0.42 grains of tin per pound. Free from the presence of other metallic contamination. | None. | ||
| Mar. 9 | Sardines | Contained 22 parts of lead per million. | Consignment re-exported. | ||
| „ 9 | Sugar | Contained 0.17 grains of tin per pound. | None. | ||
| „ 10 | Tinned Cheese | Contained 5.4 grains of tin per pound. The sample was also somewhat rancid. | Destroyed. | ||
| „ 10 | Canned Fish (4) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | ||
| Sample. | Tin, Grains per pound. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| Sild | 0.14 | 4 | |||
| Brisling | 0.22 | None | |||
| Sild | 0.12 | None | |||
| Sild | 0.15 | 2 | |||
| „ 13 | Canned Fish (5) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | ||
| Sample No. | Tin, Grains per pound. | ||||
| Dressed Crab | None. | ||||
| Brisling | 0.44 | ||||
| Sild | 0.12 | ||||
| Herrings in Tomato | None. | ||||
| Herring Roes | None. | ||||
| All samples free from the presence of lead. Herrings in tomato free from copper. | |||||
| April 1 | Sugar (2) | These samples on examination were found to contain 0.33 and 0.33 grains of tin per pound respectively. | None. | ||
| „ 2 | Sardines | Contained 12 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 7 | Sardines | Contained 7 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 9 | Limes | Contained 1,055 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||
| „ 15 | Vegetables (tinned) | Free from the presence of preservatives and prohibited colouring matter. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Smoked sealax | Free from the presence of preservatives and prohibited colouring matter. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Smoked Sea Salmon | Free from the presence of preservatives and prohibited colouring matter. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Macedoines de Legumes | Free from the presence of copper salts. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Apricot Pulp | Contained 0.33 grains of tin per pound | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Shrimp Extract | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Anchovy Fillets | Free from the presence of metallic contamination. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Sardines | Contained 5 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Sardines (2) | Contained 17 and 4 parts of lead per million respectively. | Warning Letter to Importer. | ||