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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 1912
Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1912
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SANITARY ADMINISTRATION.
Offensive Matter.
No summonses were taken out under the London County Council s bye-laws for carriage of
offensive matter through streets in unsuitable receptacles and 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 3
Fat melters 4
Manure manufacturer 1
194 inspections were made, against 122 in 1911. One notice was 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.
10
3
24
Apples
-
4
3
25
Apple Waste
-
2
16
4
Apricot Pulp
-
-
1
Bananas
-
-
14
Blackberries
-
-
-
2
12
Blackcurrants
-
-
14
Bloaters
-
-
-
4½
Brawn
-
-
-
25
Bullock's Liver
-
-
-
2
2
Cabbage and Greens
-
-
6½
Carrots
-
-
-
12
Cauliflower
-
-
-
13½
Cherries
-
-
-
1
2
Crabs
-
-
3
18
Damsons
-
-
3
Dog Fish
-
-
-
53
5
Eggs
-
-
2
21
Fish (Mixed)
-
-
Greens (Plain)
1
-
-
-
15
Greengages
-
-
-
3
3
22
Gooseberries
-
2
2
7
Haddock
-
1
21
Hazel Pears
3
-
2
3
16
Herrings
-
2
Kippers
-
-
-
9
Lamb's Tongue (in glass)
-
-
-
1
2
14
Lemons
-
7
8
Lemon Waste
-
-
9
Liver
-
-
-
6
Lobsters
-
-
-
¼
Meat Scraps
-
-
-
2½
Mushrooms (bottled)
-
-
-
2
1
Mussels
21
-
2
26
Onions
4
-
12
18
1
Oranges
-
3
11
3
Orange Waste
-
2
4
Orange Pulp
-
-
1
1
3
Ostend Rabbits
-
2
Ox Tongue (in glass)
-
-
-
10
Peach Pulp
-
-
-
3
1
7
Plaice
-
2
3
3
24
Plums
14
Plum Waste
-
-
-
27
Potatoes (new)
-
-
-
½
Potted Paste
-
-
-
4
Preserves (in glass)
-
-
-
1
1
13
Raspberries
-
14
Raspberry Waste
-
-
-
3
10
Red Currants
-
-
2
Salt Beef
-
-
-
3
Sheeps' Liver
-
-
-
1
7
Skate
-
-
1
3
25
Strawberries
-
1
1
½
Tinned Apricot
-
18
Tinned Apricot Pulp
3
-
-
2
Tinned Beef
-
-
-
3
3
1½
Tinned Condensed Milk
-
6½
Tinned Fruit
-
-
-
13
Tinned Haddock
-
-
-
1
2
Tinned Herrings
-
-
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 | – | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| Apple Waste | – | 4 | 3 | 25 |
| Apricot Pulp | – | 4 | 2 | 16 |
| Bananas | 1 | – | – | – |
| Blackberries | – | – | – | 14 |
| Blackcurrants | – | – | 2 | 12 |
| Bloaters | – | – | – | 14 |
| Brawn | – | – | – | 4½ |
| Bullock's Liver | – | – | – | 25 |
| Cabbage and Greens | – | 2 | 2 | – |
| Carrots | – | – | – | 6½ |
| Cauliflower | – | – | – | 12 |
| Cherries | – | – | – | 13½ |
| Crabs | – | 1 | 2 | – |
| Damsons | – | – | 3 | 18 |
| Dog Fish | – | – | 3 | – |
| Eggs | 53 | 5 | – | – |
| Fish (Mixed) | – | – | 2 | 21 |
| Greens (Plain) | – | 1 | – | – |
| Greengages | – | 15 | – | – |
| Gooseberries | – | 3 | 3 | 22 |
| Haddock | – | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Hazel Pears | – | 1 | 3 | 21 |
| Herrings | – | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Kippers | – | – | 2 | – |
| Lamb's Tongue (in glass) | – | – | – | 9 |
| Lemons | – | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| Lemon Waste | – | 7 | – | 8 |
| Liver | – | – | – | 9 |
| Lobsters | – | – | – | 6 |
| Meat Scraps | – | – | – | ¼ |
| Mushrooms (bottled) | – | – | – | 2½ |
| Mussels | – | 2 | 1 | 21 |
| Onions | – | 4 | 2 | 26 |
| Oranges | 12 | 18 | 1 | – |
| Orange Waste | 3 | 11 | 3 | – |
| Orange Pulp | – | – | 2 | 4 |
| Ostend Rabbits | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Ox Tongue (in glass) | – | – | – | 2 |
| Peach Pulp | – | – | – | 10 |
| Plaice | – | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Plums | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Plum Waste | – | – | – | 14 |
| Potatoes (new) | – | – | – | 27 |
| Potted Paste | – | – | – | ½ |
| Preserves (in glass) | – | – | – | 4 |
| Raspberries | 1 | 1 | – | 13 |
| Raspberry Waste | – | – | – | 14 |
| Red Currants | – | – | 3 | 10 |
| Salt Beef | – | 2 | – | – |
| Sheeps' Liver | – | – | – | 3 |
| Skate | – | – | 1 | 7 |
| Strawberries | 1 | – | 3 | 25 |
| Tinned Apricot | – | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| Tinned Apricot Pulp | – | – | 3 | 18 |
| Tinned Beef | – | – | – | 2 |
| Tinned Condensed Milk | – | 3 | 3 | 1½ |
| Tinned Fruit | – | – | – | 6½ |
| Tinned Haddock | – | – | – | 13 |
| Tinned Herrings | – | – | 1 | 2 |