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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
Southwark 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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| Canned Oranges | Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Canned Oranges | Tin, not more than 0.4 grain per pound; Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Canned Mandarin Oranges | Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Canned Mandarin Oranges | Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Frozen Egg | Boracic compounds were not found. |
| Raspberry Pulp | Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Tomato Puree | Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found; Lead and copper not found; Tin, less than 1 grain per pound. |
| Canned Apricots | Lead not found. |
| Canned Peaches | Lead not found. |
| Canned Pears | Cans in good condition; no signs of decomposition. |
| Canned Peeled Tomatoes | Tin, Lead and Copper not found. |
| Egg Yolk | Boracic compounds were not found. |
| Canned Salmon | Can in good condition; no signs of decomposition. |
| Tomato Puree | Tin not found; Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Canned Crab | Sulphites, Boric acid not found. |
| Canned Oranges | Tin, 1 grain per pound; Lead not found ; Sulphites, Boric acid, Salicylic acid, Benzoic acid not found. |
| Canned Sild | Lead and Tin not found. |
| Canned Salmon (2 cans) | Tins blown; combined volume of gas— 15 c.c. of which 5 per cent. was carbon dioxide and 28 per cent. hydrogen; Tin, less than 0.5 grain per pound. |
| Canned Salmon (2 cans) | Tins blown; combined volume of gas— 50 c.c., of which 7.7 per cent. was carbon dioxide and 34 per cent. hydrogen; Tin, 1.2 grains per pound. |
| Canned Salmon | Lead and Tin not found. |
| Canned Pilchards | Can in good condition; no signs of decomposition. |