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Bermondsey 1948

Report on the sanitary condition of the Borough of Bermondsey for the year 1948

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UNSOUND FOOD.
The general inspection of food in shops and on stalls forms part
of the duty of the District Sanitary Inspectors. Food, in the quantities
stated, came under the notice of the Inspectors during the year,
and being found unfit for human consumption was destroyed or disposed
of for animal feeding purposes.
Description of Food
Weight
tons cwts. qrs. lbs.
Milk — 4 — 5
Meat 4 5 2 —
Vegetables 2 8 — 24
Preserves — 1 — 3
Fish — 17 — 9
Fruit — 9 — 11
Various — 1 5 2 22
Poultry — 3 3 14
Total 9 14 2 4