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
daring the year 1920.
| INSPECTION OF WHARVES, Ac. | FOOD EXAMINED, Ac. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 255 | 36 | 292 | 341 | 784 | 21 | 15 | - | - | - |
| St. Paul's | 63 | 45 | 34 | 142 | 169 | 459 | 12 | 6 | - | - | - |
| St. Peter's | - | 570 | 127 | 697 | 783 | 1444 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| St. John's | 2 | 217 | 19 | 238 | 268 | 589 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Trinity | 1 | 86 | 21 | 108 | 139 | 93 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - |
| All Saints' | - | 17 | 12 | 29 | 35 | 69 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| St. Michael's | 20 | 327 | 7 | 354 | 409 | 400 | 42 | 3 | - | - | - |
| St. Jude's | 1 | 138 | 14 | 153 | 182 | 189 | 18 | 2 | - | - | - |
| St. George's | 8 | 170 | 4 | 182 | 234 | 267 | 17 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Christchurch | 241 | 54 | 5 | 300 | 341 | 1868 | 60 | 89 | - | - | - |
| St. Saviour's | 985 | 32 | 58 | 1075 | 1170 | 6552 | 56 | 247 | - | - | - |
| By M.O. H. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brought to Town Hall | - | - | - | - | 8 | 172 | 1 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Total | 1322 | 1911 | 337 | 3570 | 4079 | 12886 | 284 | 409 | 5 | 5 | 9 |