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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1938. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 7 | Tomato extract | Contained 4 parts of copper per million. | Sampled for Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 7 | Tomato puree | Free from preservative and colouring matter. | Sampled for Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 7 | Mustard flour | Free from metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ H | Lettuce hearts | Contained 9 parts of copper per million. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Mustard | Contained 3 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 21 | Natural orange juice | Contained 340 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 21 | Brisling in oil (see * below). | Contained 2.1 grains of tin per pound. | Consignment detained for further sampling (see * below). | |
| „ 25 | Gaffelbiter (Herrings in sauce). | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and metallic contaminations. | None. | |
| „ 25 | Gelatine | Contained 520 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 25 | Canned fish (4) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | |||
| Brisling | 0.2 | |||
| Sild | 1.46 | |||
| Sild | 0.1 | |||
| Brisling | 0.2 | |||
| „ 25 | Brisling in oil (see * above) | Contained 1.83 grains of tin per pound. | Letter to Importer. Consignment released (see * above). | |
| „ 27 | Bed salmon steak | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 27 | Soup powders (4) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Sample | Lead, parts per million | |||
| Pea | 2 | |||
| Oxtail | None. | |||
| Tomato | None. | |||
| Scotch Broth | 2 | |||
| Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | ||||
| „ 27 | Haricot beans | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter and preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 27 | Sardines stuffed with ham | Contained 34 parts of lead per million. | Consignment abandoned. | |
| Feb. 1 | Brisling in oil | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matter, and contained 0.25 grain tin per pound. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Brisling in tomato | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matter, and contained 0.63 grain tin per pound. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Crab paste | Free from prohibited preservatives, colouring matter and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Dressed lobster | Free from prohibited preservatives, colouring matter and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Salmon spread | Free from prohibited preservatives, colouring matter and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Tuna fish | Free from prohibited preservatives, colouring matter and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Canned apples | Contained 0.15 grain tin per pound. Free from the presence of preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 1 | Tea sweepings (3) | All three samples were free from the presence of extraneous matter. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Mandarin oranges | Contained 0.58 grain tin per pound. Free from presence of preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Sild (4) | These samples contained 1.46, 1.75, 1.54 and 0.75 grains of tin per pound respectively. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Sardines | Contained 3 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Canned fish (6) | These samples on examination gave the following results :— | None. | |
| Sample | Tin, grains per pound | |||
| Brisling | 0.35 | |||
| Spir (?Mackerel) | 0.15 | |||
| Sild | 0.55 | |||
| Brisling | 0.30 | |||
| Sild | 0.25 | |||
| Sild | 1.56 | |||