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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Showing the number and description of samples of Foodstuffs taken during 1894 at the various wharves and landing places in the Borough and the number of such samples found to be unsound.
| Description of sample taken. | Taken in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) St. Saviour's Ward. | (6) Christchurch Ward. | |||||
| Number | Sound | Unsound | Number | Sound | Unsound | |
| Salted Beef | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Lard | 2 | 2 | — | — | - | — |
| Jam | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Liquid Eggs (tinned) | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Margarine | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Tomatoes | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | - |
| Rabbits | 12 | 12 | — | 16 | 16 | - |
| Carcases of sheep or bullocks | — | — | — | 60 | 60 | — |
| Venison | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| Bacon | 39 | 39 | — | 19 | 19 | — |
| Tinned meat or meat extract | 428 | 359 | 69 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Hams | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
| Sides of Pork | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| Fresh Fruit | 41 | 30 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Eggs | 244 | 215 | 31 | — | — | — |
| Onions | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — |
| Cheese | 13 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Potatoes | 83 | 23 | 60 | — | - | — |
| Butter | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | — |
| Tinned Fish | 72 | 48 | 24 | — | — | — |
| Tinned Fruit | 43 | 23 | 20 | — | — | — |
| Poultry | 25 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — |
| Tinned Milk | 20 | — | 20 | — | - | — |
| Tinned Rabbits | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Tinned Vegetables | 16 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Game | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - |
| Total | 1182 | 927 | 255 | 101 | 101 | — |