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Bermondsey 1912

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1912

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19
Tons.
Cwts.
Qrs.
Lbs.
Tinned Herring and Tomato
10



Tinned Kippers
2



Tinned Lambs' Tongues
2



Tinned Ox Tongue
4
-
-
-
Tinned Pears
8



Tinned Salmon
3
1
11½

Tinned Sardines
3
19


Tinned Sausages
2



Tinned Soup
14



Tinned Tomato Puree
2



Tinned Tongue
1



Tinned whole Tomato
2
1


Tomatoes
16
3
20

Tomato Conserve
2
17


Tongue
2



Tongue (in glass)
24



Turkeys
1
1
-
-
Various Tinned Goods
2
19
2
13½
Walnuts
2
2
-
-
Whiting
1
7
-
-
Yellow Plums
2
16
1
6
86
12
3
15¾
Register of Places where Food is Prepared for Sale.
The following table gives the number and kind of the various places where food is prepared
or stored:—
Bakehouses
74
Icecream
120
Butchers
77
Milk-sellers
248
Fishmongers, friers and curers
76
Restaurants and eating houses
132
Food stores
477
Coffee stalls
13
Food wharves and depots
99
1453
Food factories
31
Fruiterers and greengrocers
106
Unsound Food Seizures.
The following prosecutions took place during the year under report: —
March 14th. Exposing 28 unsound oranges for sale. Fined the costs 2s.
April 3rd. „ 40 lbs. „ Tomatoes „ Fine 55., costs 5s.
„ „ 40 lbs. „ „ „ Fine 5s., costs 5s.
„ „ 22 lbs. „ „ „ Fine 5s., costs 5s.
„ „ 22 lbs. „ „ „ Fine 5s., costs 5s.
„ „ 87 lbs. „ Oranges „ Fine 15s., costs 5s.
„ „ 196 lbs. „ „ „ Fine 40s. or one month imprisonment.
June 14th. „ {6½ lbs. „ Carrot „ } Six weeks' imprisonment.
{2 ½ lbs. „ Onions „
Nov. 27th. „ 119 lbs. „ Walnuts „ Fine 405., costs 25., or one month's imprisonment.
„ „ 41 tins „ Con. Milk „ Fine 5s., costs 5s.
„ Selling 41 tins „ „ „ Ordered to pay costs 2s.
Food Examined during the Year 1912.
Vegetables.
Tinned
Goods.
Dairy
Produce.
Meat.
Fish.
Fruit.
Cereals.
Various.
No.of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
Inspectors.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
No. of
Inspections.
Tons
Tons
Tons.
Tons
Tons
Tons.
Tons.
Tons
Mr. Ashdown
7677¾
254½
8052½
214
1622
196
12456¾
175
2459½
31
1623
707
71
465
16673¼
270
„ Scott
870
585¼
536
282½
643
2065¾
568
632¾
169
35¾
29
30¾
...
2
¾
...
„ Hoskins
1010
759¾
577
120
702
2400
766
849¼
649
48½
37
32¼
75
9623
13
57¼
„ Wood
...
6
5
...
...
6
2
5

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ Merryman
1
1
2
½
2

2

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ Toogood
21

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
„ Freeman
2
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

„ Pitts
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1818
9028¾
1224
666
21142¼
9539¾
2594
12519¼
250
12182½
1611
1706¼
262
46
1681
Totals
1032
Note.—The inspections refer to the number of separate lots, and the weights are only approximate.
Milk Premises.
There were 294 milk premises on the Register at tie end of 1911. 29 were added
and 75 removed during 1912, making a total of 248 on the Register at the end of the year under
report. 1,042 inspections were made and 19 notices served.

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Tons.Cwts.Qrs.Lbs.
Tinned Herring and Tomato10
Tinned Kippers2
Tinned Lambs' Tongues2
Tinned Ox Tongue4
Tinned Pears8
Tinned Salmon3111½
Tinned Sardines319
Tinned Sausages2
Tinned Soup14
Tinned Tomato Puree2
Tinned Tongue1
Tinned whole Tomato21
Tomatoes16320
Tomato Conserve217
Tongue2
Tongue (in glass)24
Turkeys11
Various Tinned Goods219213½
Walnuts22
Whiting17
Yellow Plums21616
8612315¾

Register of Places where Food is Prepared for Sale. The following table gives the number and kind of the various places where food is prepared or stored:—

Bakehouses74
Butchers77
Fishmongers, friers and curers76
Food stores477
Food wharves and depots99
Food factories31
Fruiterers and greengrocers106
Icecream120
Milk-sellers248
Restaurants and eating houses132
Coffee stalls13
1453

Food Examined during the Year 1912.

Inspectors.Meat.Fish.Fruit.Vegetables.Tinned Goods.Dairy Produce.Cereals.Various.
No. of Inspections.TonsNo. of Inspections.TonsNo.of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.TonsNo. of Inspections.TonsNo. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons.No. of Inspections.Tons
Mr. Ashdown7077677¾71254½46516673¼2708052½214162219612456¾1752459½311623
„ Scott870585¼536282½6432065¾568632¾16935¾2930¾......2¾
„ Hoskins1010759¾5771207022400766849¼64948½3732¼7596231357¼
„ Wood65......625........................
„ Merryman112½22........................
„ Toogood......21.................................
„ Freeman......72....................................
„ Pitts......10....................................
Totals25949028¾1224666181821142¼16119539¾10321706¼26212519¼25012182½461681