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St George (Southwark) 1886
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark]
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Parish of Saint George the Martyr, Southwark.
ADULTERATION ACTS, 1875—1879.
SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC ANALYST.
Name of Sample.
Adulterated.
Unadulterated.
Total.
Milk
6
14
20
Butter
4
13
17
Bread
• •
5
5
Whiskey
• •
4
4
Pepper
• •
1
1
Moist Sugar
..
1
1
Gin
..
2
2
Coffee
1
3
4
Total
11
43
54
JOHN EDWARDS, Insp.
SUMMONSES ISSUED DURING THE YEAR.
Adulteration 1
Various Nuisances 5
Total ???
JOHN EDWARDS, Insp.
HORSE SLAUGHTERING.
Horses and other Cattle—the flesh not used as Butchers' Meat—Registered
slaughtered or flayed
In the District of Mr. J. Smith, Inspector 39
In the District of Mr. J. Edwards, Inspector 17
THE REPORT OF THE PUBLIC COMMENCES IN ST. GEORGE'S ROAD.
RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURE ??? March, 1886, to 25th March, 1887.
It will be seen from the following Report that the Public Paying Closets ??? to be a source of profit to the Vestry, and a great convenience to the public. The Paying Closets have been used by 63,367 persons during the year, and ??? Closet by about 21,050 persons. They are open daily from 6 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
| 1886 | 1886. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week ending March 26 | 4 | 8 | 5 | Brought forward | 146 | 11 | ???ndry Repairs from time to time during the year— | |||||||
| „ April 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Week ending October 1 | 5 | 11 | Mr. Biggs and Mr. Green | 5 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | 4 | 19 | 9 | ,, ,, 8 | 5 | 18 | Weller, Mops, Brooms, Brushes, &c | 2 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| „ ,, 16 | 4 | 9 | 10 | ,, ,, 15 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 23 | 5 | 0 | 4 | „ ,, 22 | 4 | 19 | ???ater consumed during the year, 238,000 gallons at 9d. per 1000 | 9 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| ,, ,,30 | 5 | 13 | 6 | ,, „ 29 | 4 | 18 | ???tendants' Caps | 112 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| „ May 7 | 4 | 16 | 3 | ,, November 5 | 5 | 1 | ???very Caps | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| ,, ,, 14 | 4 | 19 | 9 | ,, ,, 12 | 3 | 19 | ???its and Overcoats | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| „ ,, 21 | 5 | 0 | 11 | „ ,, 19 | 4 | 7 | ||||||||
| „ 28 | 5 | 15 | 4 | ,, ,, 26 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||
| ,, June 4 | 5 | 16 | 0 | ,, December 3 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| „ ,, 11 | 5 | 7 | 11 | ,, ,, 10 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | ,, ,, 17 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 25 | 4 | 19 | 4 | „ ,, 24 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||
| „ July 2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | ,, ,, 31 | 4 | 19 | ||||||||
| 1887. | ||||||||||||||
| ,, ,, 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | ,, January 7 | 3 | 16 | ||||||||
| 16 | 5 | 15 | 0 | ,, ,, 14 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | ,, ,, 21 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 | ,, ,, 28 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| ,, August 6 | 6 | 12 | 1 | ,, February 4 | 4 | 16 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 13 | 5 | 14 | 9 | ,, ,, 11 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||
| ,, ,,20 | 6 | 11 | 9 | ,, ,, 18 | 3 | 19 | ||||||||
| „ ,, 27 | 5 | 13 | 10 | ,, ,, 25 | 4 | 13 | ||||||||
| ,, September 3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | ,, March 4 | 4 | 13 | £140 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| ,, ,,10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ,, ,, 11 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||
| ,, ,, 17 | 5 | 18 | 0 | ,, ,, 18 | 3 | 18 | Recipts | 264 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| ,, ,, 24 | 5 | 9 | 2 | ,, „ 25 | 4 | ??? | ||||||||
| Payments | 140 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Carried forward | £146 | 11 | 8 | £264 | ??? | |||||||||
| Balance (Profit) | £123 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||||