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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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Inspections of Food at Wharves. Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials during the year 1906.
| INSPECTION OF WHAKRES, &c. | FOOD EXAMINED, &c. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WARD. | Inspections of Wharves and Warehouses. | Inspections of Markets. | Inspections of Shops or Street Stalls. | Total. | Parcels of Food Examined. | Number of Samples taken. | 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 | — | 122 | 15 | 137 | 187 | 103 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — |
| St. Paul's | 15 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 37 | 247 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| St. Peter's | — | 593 | 54 | 647 | 989 | 114 | 191 | 24 | — | — | — |
| St. John's | — | 243 | 27 | 270 | 411 | 118 | 42 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Trinity | — | 27 | 22 | 49 | 89 | 25 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
| All Saints' | — | 25 | 23 | 48 | 62 | 4 | 31 | 3 | — | — | — |
| St. Michael's | 1 | 447 | 20 | 468 | 725 | 459 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
| St. Jude's | — | 326 | 27 | 353 | 543 | 424 | 132 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — |
| St. George's | 2 | 174 | 57 | 233 | 360 | 49 | 75 | 17 | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 33 | 134 | 7 | 174 | 214 | 826 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| St. Saviour's | 302 | 20 | 396 | 718 | 767 | 5748 | 21 | 47 | — | — | — |
| By M.O.H. | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| Total | 354 | 2115 | 653 | 3122 | 4388 | 8121 | 542 | 127 | 4 | 2 | - |