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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 2 | Smoked salmon substitute. | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives, colouring matter and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 2 | Gruyere cheese | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 2 | Sild in oil | Contained 1.21 grains of tin per pound. | None. | |
| „ 4 | Herring roes | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 4 | Canned fish (4) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | |||
| Brisling in oil | 0.1 | |||
| Sild in tomato | None | |||
| ,, ,, oil | 1.67 | |||
| ,, „ tomato | None | |||
| The samples of sild in tomato were free from the presence of copper. | ||||
| „ 8 | Dried apricots | Contained 1,300 parts of sulphur dioxide per million | None. | |
| „ 10 | Prepared mustard | Free from prohibited preservatives and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 10 | Pate de foie gras | Free from prohibited preservatives and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 10 | Smoked salmon | Free from prohibited preservatives and metallic contamination. | None. | |
| „ 11 | Butter | Free from prohibited colouring matter and preservatives, including boron. | None. | |
| „ 17 | Apricot pulp | Contained 3,067 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | Consignment destroyed. | |
| „ 22 | Canned fish (10) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Sample | Tin, Grains per pound | |||
| Sild in oil | None | |||
| Dressed crab | None | |||
| Sild in oil | 1.58 | |||
| „ „ tomato | None | |||
| Gaffelbeiter in oyster sauce | None | |||
| „ „ wine sauce | None | |||
| „ „ tomato sauce | None | |||
| Sea salmon | None | |||
| Mussels in vinegar | 0.28 | |||
| ,, „ vegetable sauce | 0.35 | |||
| The samples were found to be free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | ||||
| ,, 25 | Sardines | Contained 1 part of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 25 | Sugar sweepings | Sample contained copper and copper compounds equivalent to 15.07 per cent. of copper. | Destroyed. | |
| „ 26 | Canned beans | Free from the presence of copper. | None. | |
| „ 29 | Fruit pulp (2) | These samples on examination gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Orange—205 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | ||||
| Grapefruit—105 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | ||||
| „ 29 | Oranges ("Colour added") | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter. | None. | |
| Dec. 2 | " Ravioli " (egg, macaroni and meat). | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Banana santista | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Nougat | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives. | None. | |
| „ 3 | Dried pears | Contained 685 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | None. | |
| „ 5 | Sardines | Contained 2 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 9 | Canned peaches, canned cherries, canned asparagus, canned spaghetti. | Free from the presence of prohibited preservatives and colouring matter. | None. | |
| „ 9 | Tomato pulp | Contained 28 parts of copper per million of the dried sample. | None. | |
| „ 9 | Tomato paste | Contained 21 parts of copper per million. | None. | |
| „ 9 | Tomato juice | Free from the presence of copper. | None. | |
| „ 9 | Aspic jelly | Contained 5 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 16 | Paper wrapping for apples | Free from the presence of prohibited colouring matter, arsenic, copper and lead. | None. | |
| „ 16 | Haricot verts | Free from the presence of copper. | None. | |