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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 49
Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1912.
| INSPECTION OF WHARVES, &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 Examined. | Parcels of Food Sorted. | Parcels of Food des troyed by consent of owner. | Parcels of food seized by Inspector. | Parcels of food condemned by Magistrate. | Summonses taken out. |
| St. Mary's | 1 | 320 | 68 | 389 | 546 | 717 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Paul's | 5 | 12 | 98 | 115 | 165 | 477 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — |
| St. Peter's | _ | 542 | 156 | 698 | 996 | 1429 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — |
| St: John's | - | 428 | 156 | 584 | 798 | 1331 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Trinity | — | 76 | 144 | 220 | 399 | 499 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
| All Saints' | — | 7 | 144 | 151 | 254 | 364 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Michael's | _ | 390 | 58 | 448 | 852 | 1002 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Jude's | — | 241 | 21 | 262 | 392 | 515 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| St. George's | 8 | 53 | 42 | 103 | 190 | 880 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Christchurch | 108 | 90 | 52 | 250 | 498 | 2121 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Saviour's | 713 | 74 | 456 | 1243 | 1978 | 6843 | 25 | 192 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| By M.O.H | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Brought to Town Hall | - | — | 11 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 12 | — | — | — |
| Total | 836 | 2233 | 1407 | 4476 | 7082 | 16185 | 76 | 258 | 10 | 10 | 5 |