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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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 8 | Canned fish (10) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | ||
| Sample No. | Tin, grains per pound | ||||
| 1 Sild | None | ||||
| 2 Crab | None | ||||
| 3 Sild | None | ||||
| 4 Sild | 0.55 | ||||
| 5 Herrings | 010 | ||||
| 6 Crab | None | ||||
| 7 Sild | 0.67 | ||||
| 8 Sild | 1.37 | ||||
| 9 Sild | None | ||||
| 10 Dressed crab | None | ||||
| „ 10 | Trimoline (sugar invert from molasses). | Free from prohibited preservatives and arsenic. | None. | ||
| „ 10 | Ham roll | Free from metallic contamination and prohibited preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 14 | Angelica | Contained 22 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||
| „ 14 | Drained cherries | Free from prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | ||
| „ 14 | Trennfix (oil compound) | Contained 380 parts of benzoic acid per million. Unable to detect any other deleterious ingredients. | None (not for consumption), | ||
| „ 27 | Sardines | Contained 4 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 30 | Pate de foie gras | Free from metallic contamination, prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | ||
| „ 30 | Sild in sauce | Ditto. | None. | ||
| „ 30 | Mackerel fillets | Contained 2 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 30 | Gherkins | Contained 5 parts of copper per million. | None. | ||
| „ 30 | Slab chocolate | Unable to detect anything of a deleterious nature. Free from metallic contamination and alkaloids and the fat seems to be a cocoa butter with some milk fat. | None. | ||
| Oct, 5 | Sardines | Contained 11 parts of lead per million and 1.2 grains of tin per pound. | Consignment re-exported. | ||
| „ 8 | Canned fish (10) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | ||
| Sample. | Tin, grains per pound | Copper, parts per million | |||
| Sild in tomato | None. | None. | |||
| Herrings in tomato | None. | None. | |||
| Herrings in tomato | None. | None. | |||
| Sild in oil | 0.21 | —- | |||
| Brisling | 0.1 | - | |||
| Sild in oil | 0.15 | - | |||
| Sild in tomato | None. | 5 | |||
| Sild in oil | 0.2 | — | |||
| Crab | None. | None. | |||
| Kipper snacks | None. | — | |||
| „ 8 | Currants | Contained 10 parts of copper per million. | Reported to the Ministry of Health. | ||
| „ 8 | Candied peel | Contained 50 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||
| „ 8 | Doughnut flour | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 13 | Currants (4) | These samples were found to contain 5, 6, a trace and 6 parts of copper per million respectively. | Reported to the Ministry of Health. | ||
| „ 8 | Orange juice | Contained 675 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||
| „ 15 | Sardines (2) | These samples contained 4 and 5 parts of lead per million respectively. | None. | ||
| „ 16 | Chocolate wafers (4) | These samples were all found to contain traces of boric acid. (Boric acid is a normal constituent of the cocoa bean.) | None. | ||
| „ 23 | Currants (2) | These samples showed 2 parts per million and a trace of copper respectively. | None. | ||
| „ 28 | Boneless Herrings | This sample was found to be free from metallic contamination and prohibited preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 28 | Turkish Delight | This sample was found to be free from metallic contamination and prohibited preservatives. | None. | ||
| „ 28 | Sardines | Contained 3 parts of lead per million. | None. | ||
| „ 28 | Apricot paste | Contained 483 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | ||