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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 1916
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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TABLE 48.
Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1916.
| 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 | 4 | 281 | 40 | 275 | 274 | 424 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
| St. Paul's | 187 | 52 | 38 | 277 | 329 | 802 | 52 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Peter's | _ | 628 | 105 | 733 | 788 | 1159 | 4 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. John's | — | 378 | 45 | 423 | 455 | 526 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Trinity | — | 84 | 17 | 101 | 115 | 98 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| All Saints' | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Michael's | 14 | 694 | 56 | 764 | 977 | 985 | — | — | — | — | |
| St. Jude's | — | 158 | 14 | 172 | 233 | 265 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| St. George's | 75 | 230 | 22 | 327 | 409 | 432 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 224 | 29 | — | 253 | 285 | 852 | 7 | 45 | — | — | — |
| St. Saviour's | 1666 | 34 | 55 | 1755 | 1950 | 9206 | 85 | 164 | — | — | — |
| By M.O.H. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
| Brought to Town Hall | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2173 | 2524 | 400 | 5097 | 5836 | 14784 | 170 | 348 | 4 | 3 | 3 |