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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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Examination of Food.
TABLE 52.
Showing the number of samples of Foodstuffs examined in each Ward during 1912, and the number of such samples found to be unsound.
| Ward. | Number of Samples examined. | Number found to be sound. | Number found to be unsound. |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary | 717 | 647 | 70 |
| St. Paul | 477 | 433 | 44 |
| St Peter | 1429 | 1409 | 20 |
| St. John | 1331 | 1186 | 145 |
| Trinity | 499 | 469 | 30 |
| All Saints | 364 | 355 | 9 |
| St. Michael | 1002 | 979 | 23 |
| St. Jude | 515 | 515 | — |
| St. George | 880 | 623 | 257 |
| Christchurch | 2121 | 1936 | 185 |
| St. Saviou??? | 6843 | 5550 | 1293 |
| By M.O.H. | 1 | — | 1 |
| Brought to Town Hall | 6 | — | 6 |
| Total for Borough | 16185 | 14102 | 2083 |