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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
Bermondsey 1910
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1910
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SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Offensice Matter.
No summonses were taken out under the Loudon County Council's by-laws for carriage
of offensive matter through streets in unsuitable receptacles or during prohibited hours during the
year under report.
Offensive Trades.
The offensive trades on the Register are as follow:—
Tripe boiler
1
Glue and size makers
4
Fellmongers
Fat melters
4
3
Manure manufacturer
1
115 inspections were made, against 105 in 1909. 2 notices were served.
Unsound Food.
The following articles were brought to the notice of the Department, found to be unfit for
human food, and destroyed as trade refuse: —
Tons.
cwts.
qrs.
lbs.
Apples
14
2
18
-
14
Apricots
3
-
-
Apricot Pulp
3
3
-
-
Bacon
25
-
-
-
Black Currants
2
24
-
-
Bullock's Liver
14½
-
-
-
Catfish
7
1
3
-
Celery
5
1
-
-
Chestnuts
9
-
-
-
Crabs
1
21
-
-
Cucumbers
14
-
-
-
½
Eggs
-
-
-
Fish
1
21
-
-
Fruit
1
-
-
-
Greengages
3
2
9
-
Haddocks
2
4
-
-
7
Herrings
-
-
-
Kippers
3
6
-
-
Lemons
2
15
2
1
7
Mackerel
2
-
-
Melons
2
-
-
-
Mussels
1
-
-
-
2
Mutton
27
-
-
Oranges
18
2
24½
-
Oranges and Lemons
5
16
1
24
Peach Pulp
10
-
-
-
Pig
-
3
9
-
Pig's Liver
3½
-
-
-
Pig's Mesentery and Spleen
3
-
-
-
Plums
11
-
-
-
Potatoes
1
3
2
16
Rabbit
7
-
-
-
Rabbit Livers
½
-
-
-
Raspberries
2
26
1
-
26
Sheep's Liver
-
-
-
Shrimps
2
-
-
-
Skate
3
-
-
-
Sprats
3
14
-
-
Strawberries
1
16
2
-
Strawberry Pulp
1
12
-
-
4
Tinned Apricots
2
16
-
Apricot Pulp
2
15
24
-
„ Beef
12
-
-
-
Black Currants
2
-
-
-
„ Bloater Paste
1
-
-
-
„ Cod Roe
3
6
-
-
„ Condensed Milk
1
10½
-
-
„ Fruit...
5
-
-
-
„ „ Pulp
3
1
2
24
„ Giblet Soup
-
4
-
-
„ Lobster
3
10
-
-
„ Paste
-
¼
-
-
„ Peaches
2
4
-
-
„ Pears
2½
-
-
-
„ Prawns
15
-
-
-
„ Salmon
2
2
12
-
„ Sardines
1¾
-
-
-
„ Shrimps
2
6
-
-
Tomatoes
7
9
-
-
Turkeys
9
1
14
-
Various Tinned Goods
3
18
1
12½
Veal
1
14
-
-
Walnuts
10
2
-
-
Winkles
-
3
-
-
14
-
20½
26
Offensive Trades. The offensive trades on the Register are as follow:—
| Tripe boiler | 1 |
| Fellmongers | 3 |
| Manure manufacturer | 1 |
| Glue and size makers | 4 |
| Fat melters | 4 |
Unsound Food. The following articles were brought to the notice of the Department, found to be unfit for human food, and destroyed as trade refuse:—
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apples | – | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| Apricots | – | 3 | – | 14 |
| Apricot Pulp | – | 3 | 3 | – |
| Bacon | – | – | – | 25 |
| Black Currants | – | – | 2 | 24 |
| Bullock's Liver | – | – | – | 14½ |
| Catfish | – | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Celery | – | 5 | 1 | – |
| Chestnuts | – | – | – | 9 |
| Crabs | – | – | 1 | 21 |
| Cucumbers | – | – | – | 14 |
| Eggs | – | – | – | ½ |
| Fish | – | 1 | – | 21 |
| Fruit | – | – | 1 | – |
| Greengages | 3 | 2 | – | 9 |
| Haddocks | – | 2 | – | 4 |
| Herrings | – | 7 | – | – |
| Kippers | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| Lemons | 2 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| Mackerel | – | – | 2 | 7 |
| Melons | – | – | – | 2 |
| Mussels | – | – | 1 | – |
| Mutton | – | – | 2 | 27 |
| Oranges | – | 18 | 2 | 24½ |
| Oranges and Lemons | 5 | 16 | 1 | 24 |
| Peach Pulp | – | – | – | 10 |
| Pig | – | – | 3 | 9 |
| Pig's Liver | – | – | – | 3½ |
| Pig's Mesentery and Spleen | – | – | – | 3 |
| Plums | – | 11 | – | – |
| Potatoes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| Rabbit | – | – | – | 7 |
| Rabbit Livers | – | – | – | ½ |
| Raspberries | – | 1 | 2 | 26 |
| Sheep's Liver | – | – | – | 26 |
| Shrimps | – | – | – | 2 |
| Skate | – | – | 3 | – |
| Sprats | – | – | 3 | 14 |
| Strawberries | 1 | 16 | 2 | – |
| Strawberry Pulp | – | – | 1 | 12 |
| Tinned Apricots | – | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Apricot Pulp | – | 15 | 2 | 24 |
| „ Beef | – | – | – | 12 |
| Black Currants | – | 2 | – | – |
| „ Bloater Paste | – | – | – | 1 |
| „ Cod Roe | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| „ Condensed Milk | – | 1 | – | 10½ |
| „ Fruit... | – | – | – | 5 |
| „ „ Pulp | 1 | 3 | 2 | 24 |
| „ Giblet Soup | – | – | – | 4 |
| „ Lobster | – | – | 3 | 10 |
| „ Paste | – | – | – | ¼ |
| „ Peaches | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| „ Pears | – | – | – | 2½ |
| „ Prawns | – | – | – | 15 |
| „ Salmon | – | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| „ Sardines | – | – | – | 1¾ |
| „ Shrimps | – | – | 2 | 6 |
| Tomatoes | – | 7 | – | 9 |
| Turkeys | – | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| Various Tinned Goods | 3 | 18 | 1 | 12½ |
| Veal | – | 1 | – | 14 |
| Walnuts | – | 10 | 2 | – |
| Winkles | – | 3 | – | – |
| 26 | 14 | – | 20½ |