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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15 | Pilchards in Tomato Sauce. | Contained 4 parts of lead per million. Free from the presence of preservatives, copper and other colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 18 | Sild (2) | These samples on examination were found to contain 0.46 and 0.37 grains of tin per pound respectively. | None. | |
| „ 19 | Orange Pulp | Contained 3,420 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | Consignment re-exported. | |
| „ 30 | Sardines | Contained 8 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| July 1 | Sea Salmon | Free from presence of prohibited perservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Canned fish (9) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | Samples 1-4 and 6-9, none. | |
| Sample No. | Tin, grains per pound | Sample 5 detained for analysis of further sample (see * below). | ||
| 1 Herring roes | 0.15 | |||
| 2 Mackerel in wine sauce | 0.20 | |||
| 3 Dressed crab | 0.10 | |||
| 4 Dressed crab | None | |||
| *5 Sild in oil | 2.71 | |||
| 6 Sild in tomato | 0.22 | |||
| 7 Sild in oil | 0.29 | |||
| 8 Crab | None | |||
| 9 Sild in oil | 0.25 | |||
| In addition the sild in tomato was free from presence of copper and other colouring matter. | ||||
| „ 6 | Sild (*see above) | Contained 2.56 grains of tin per pound. | Consignment re-exported. | |
| „ 12 | Sardines | Contained 3 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| 14 | Canned fish (9) | These samples on examination gave the following results :— | None. | |
| Sample No. | Tin, grains per pound | |||
| 1 Sild in tomato | None | |||
| 2 Dressed crab | None | |||
| 3 Sild in oil | 0.20 | |||
| 4 Dressed crab | None | |||
| 5 Brisling | 0.16 | |||
| 6 Sild in oil | 0.13 | |||
| 7 Dressed crab | None | |||
| 8 Brisling | 0.25 | |||
| 9 Sild in oil | 0.11 | |||
| „ 16 | Tomato juice | Free from prohibited preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 20 | Sardines (4) | On examination these samples were found to contain 8, 7, 9 and 8 parts of lead per million, respectively. | Warning letter to importers. | |
| „ 20 | Caviare | Free from prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 20 | Jam | Contained 660 parts of benzoic acid per million. | None. Personal gift. Not for Sale. | |
| „ 20 | Sardines | Contained 4 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 26 | Sardines | Contained 12 parts of lead per million. | Warning letter to importer. | |
| „ 28 | Anchovies | Contained 0.42 grains of tin per pound. | None. | |
| „ 28 | Canned fish (8) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | Samples Nos. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8, None. | |
| Sample No. | Tin, grains per pound | |||
| 1 Brisling | None | Sample 7 re-exported. | ||
| 2 Sild in tomato | 0.15 | |||
| 3 Sild in oil | 0.21 | |||
| 4 Sild in oil | 2.1 | |||
| 5 Sild in oil | 0.09 | |||
| 6 Sild in oil | 0.12 | |||
| *7 Sild in tomato | 2.5 | |||
| 8 Brisling | 0.15 | |||
| In addition the two sild in tomato were free from copper. | ||||
| „ 30 | Sardines | Contained 5 parts of lead per million. | None. | |