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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 36.
Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1923.
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
2
215
12
229
262
414
2
8
—
—
—
St. Paul's
29
14
20
63
85
209
3
4
—
—
—
St. Peter's
2
984
88
1074
1132
1184
1
2
—
—
—
St. John's
1
312
21
334
369
418
5
7
2
2
1
Trinity
21
82
20
123
150
241
3
1
—
—
—
All Saints'
1
—
4
5
4
2
—
1
—
—
—
St. Michael's
34
554
2
590
665
437
31
14
—
—
—
St. Jude's
—
150
1
151
179
78
6
—
—
—
—
St. George's
10
353
23
386
518
486
8
6
1
1
2
Christchurch
289
89
1
379
653
2696
225
287
—
—
—
St. Saviour's
923
3
20
946
1316
6357
326
384
—
—
—
By M.O.H.
—
1
—
1
1
2
—
1
—
—
—
Brought to Town Hall
1
9
4
14
15
51
—
14
—
—
—
Total
1313
2766
216
4295
5349
12575
610
729
3
3
3