Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1914.
| 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 destroyed by consent of owner. | Parcels of food seized by Inspector. | Parcels of food condemned by Magistrate. | Summonses taken out. |
| St. Mary's | - | 274 | 78 | 352 | 484 | 619 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| St. Paul's | 3 | 21 | 88 | 112 | 177 | 581 | 1 | 11 | — | — | - |
| St. Peter's | 1 | 483 | 135 | 619 | 879 | 1332 | 4 | 6 | — | — | - |
| St. John's | — | 426 | 118 | 544 | 771 | 1011 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Trinity | — | 122 | 90 | 212 | 404 | 485 | - | 1 | — | — | - |
| All Saints' | - | - | 52 | 52 | 74 | 98 | — | 1 | — | — | - |
| St. Michael's | 2 | 427 | 57 | 486 | 914 | 1008 | 1 | 6 | — | — | - |
| St. Jude's | — | 201 | 19 | 220 | 341 | 408 | — | 2 | — | — | - |
| St. George's | 1 | 76 | 22 | 99 | 176 | 257 | — | — | — | — | - |
| Christchurch | 132 | 76 | 82 | 290 | 456 | 3791 | 13 | 21 | — | — | - |
| St. Saviour's | 705 | 28 | 247 | 980 | 1542 | 10843 | 97 | 165 | — | — | - |
| By M.O.H. | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 32 | - | 4 | — | — | - |
| Brought to Town Hall | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | — | 8 | — | — | - |
| Total | 844 | 2134 | 1001 | 3979 | 6232 | 20478 | 121 | 234 | 3 | 3 | - |