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Bermondsey 1907

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1907

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9, Maynard Road 11, Reed Street 29, West Lane
9, Marcia Road 9, Riley Street 40 „
13 „ 350, Rotherhithe Street 43 „
35, Mellicks Place 352 „ 45 „
39 „ 556 „ 48 „
41 „ 1, Suffolk Street 50 „
43 „ 42 „ 20, Westlake Road
63 „ 8, Salisbury Street 22 „
7, Morris Court 24 „ 52 Weston Street
8 „ 27 „ 54 „
9 „ 29 „ 199 „
10 „ 55 „ 247 „
11 „ 57 „ 253 „
12 „ 58 „ 14, Wilds Rents
2, Oldfield Road 59 „ 1, William Square
3 „ 66 „ 11, Wolseley Street
1a, Osborne Buildings 14, Snowsfields 12 „
10, Pages Walk 43 „ 13 „
9, Porlock Place 16, St. Helena Road 14 „
19 „ 78, St. Marychurch Street 15 „
21 „ 80 „ 16 „
21, Paulin Street 19, The Grange 17 „
2, Parker's Buildings 21 „ 18 „
4 „ 51 „ 19 „
6 „ 86, Tanner Street 20 „
8 „ 23, Trident Street 4, Woods Place
9 „ 26 „ 11 „
10 „ 13, Turner's Retreat 14 „
13 „ 40, Vauban Street 15 „
15 „ 41 „ 16 „
20 „ 3, Warford Place 1, Woolf Street
23 „ 4 „ 2 „
28
Inspectors.
Mr. Thomas
„ Ashdown
„ Cockburn
„ Bartlett
„ Toogood
„ Scott
„ Hoskins
„ Harris
„ Jones
Totals
Meat.
No. of
Inspections.
Tons.
189
99¾
330
295½
186
338¾
128
111
389
456¼
282
112
110
119
1845
Food Examined during the Year 1907.
Fish.
Fruit.
Vegetables.
Tons.
No. of
Inspections.
Tons.
No. of
Inspections.
Tons.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
155
100¾
19
21
57
88
12
54
1589
30¼
2012
2411
170
114¾
42
13¼
467
89½
224
86
102
48
1348
178
2
159
242
161
22
94
2504
117¾
¾
846½
1065
871½
11
511
5523½
2323½
326½
23¾
385
...
92
2
301
57
3472¾
Tinned Goods.
Tons.
26½
100½
819
...
...
...
...
43½
22
20¼

¼
397
595½
Dairy
Produce.
No. of
Inspections.
Tons.
6

1817
3278¼
...
...
...
...
...
52
...
1
...
...
25
507½
3
3842
58
Cereals.
Tons.
No. of
Inspections.
1
2
19
72¼
2
9
...
...
8
52
...
...
372

511¾
185
39
71
...
99¼
86½
19
24
...
161¾
62½
76
7
3
110½
26¾
3
1
130
...
16½
56
56
540¾
1802¾
2853
946
1906
Note. The inspections refer to the number of separate lots, and the weights are only approximate.
The total number of inspections of wharves, factories and shops where food stuffs are
stored or made was 2780.
The following reports were submitted to the Public Health Committee with reference
to food:-
Damaged Rice.
9th April.
On 23rd February notice was received from the Port Sanitary Authority that they
had given permission to the owners of Fisher's and Upper Globe Wharves to land at these
places some 90 tons of damaged rice, viz., 38 tons at the former, and 52 at the latter.
The rice came from five barges, which were accidently run down off Blackwall Point, and
had been soaKed for two tides in Thames water at this place. After the rice had been
dried application was made by the owner to me to know if I had any objection to its being
used for human food.
Samples of the rice before and after drying were submitted. In the former it
appeared yellow from the soaking in water. After drying it was white, but broken and
powdered a good deal, so that it could not be taken for anything but a damaged article.
Bacteriological examination both before and after drying showed the presence of bacillus

Food Examined during the Year 1907.

Inspectors.Meat.Fish.Fruit.Vegetables.Tinned Goods.Dairy Produce.Cereals.
No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.
Mr. Thomas18999¾155100¾578812192126½612
„ Ashdown330295½5430¼1589201224112323½819100½18173278¼1972¼
„ Cockburn186338¾170114¾178117¾185326½............29
„ Bartlett1281114213¼2¾3923¾..................
„ Toogood389456¼46789½159846½713852243½......852
„ Scott28299¼22486½2421065......1920¼2452......
„ Hoskins112161¾8662½161871½7692731......
„ Harris110110½10226¾2211321¼......25372
„ Jones1191304816½94511563015739756507½3
Totals18451802¾1348540¾25045523½28533472¾946595½1906384258511¾