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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 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 43.
Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1922.
| INSPECTION OF WHARVES, &c. | FOOD EXAMINED, &c. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD. | Inspections of Wharves and Warehouses. | Inspections of Markets. | Inspections of Shops or Street Stalls. | Total. | Parcels of Food Examined. | Number of Samples Examined. | Parcels of Food Sorted. | Parcels of Food destroyed by consent of owner. | Parcels of food seized by Inspector. | Parcels of food condemned by Magistrate. | Summonses taken out. |
| St. Mary's | 1 | 220 | 17 | 238 | 246 | 438 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - |
| St. Paul's | 28 | 13 | 18 | 59 | 76 | 188 | 2 | 2 | - | — | — |
| St. Peter's | - | 804 | 55 | 859 | 879 | 1238 | 24 | 6 | — | — | — |
| St. John's | 1 | 275 | 27 | 303 | 320 | 386 | - | 3 | — | — | — |
| Trinity | 2 | 106 | 11 | 119 | 165 | 100 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| All Saints' | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | - | — |
| St. Michael's | 18 | 598 | 3 | 619 | 743 | 618 | 92 | 5 | — | — | — |
| St. Jude's | 2 | 143 | 4 | 149 | 185 | 163 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — |
| St. George's | 6 | 364 | 55 | 425 | 548 | 477 | 60 | 7 | — | — | - |
| Christchurch | 429 | 118 | 6 | 553 | 539 | 3136 | 225 | 215 | — | — | — |
| St. Saviour's | 1003 | 13 | 32 | 1048 | 1431 | 6993 | 300 | 354 | — | — | — |
| By M.O. H | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | - | — | — |
| Brought to Town Hall | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Total | 1190 | 2662 | 234 | 4386 | 5147 | 137 55 | 743 | 608 | - | - | — |