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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| Description of sample taken. | Taken in | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) St. Saviour's Ward. | (b) Christchurch Ward. | |||||
| Number | Sound | Unsound | Number | Sound | Unsound | |
| Brought forward | 1501 | 1451 | 50 | 1553 | 943 | 610 |
| Greengages | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Oranges | 206 | 203 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Pears | 33 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Plums | 1512 | 1455 | 57 | 135 | 108 | 27 |
| Raspberries | 152 | 152 | - | - | - | - |
| Redcurrants | 28 | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| Strawberries | 172 | 172 | - | - | - | - |
| Tomatoes | 175 | 158 | 17 | - | - | - |
| Walnuts | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Assorted Fruit | 13 | 6 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Fruit Pulp | 37 | 5 | 32 | - | - | - |
| Broad Beans | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Brussel Sprouts | 9 | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| Brocoli | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Cabbage | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Cauliflower | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | - |
| Mushrooms | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Onions | 93 | 65 | 28 | - | - | - |
| Potatoes | 233 | 222 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Anchovies | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Apricots | 48 | 43 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Beef | 33 | 23 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Preserved Blackcurrants | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Condensed Milk | 194 | 130 | 64 | - | - | - |
| Preserved Gooseberries | 65 | 54 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Liquid Eggs | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Figs | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Fish Paste | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Lobster | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| Tinned Mutton | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | |
| Tinned Peas | 8 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Peaches | 28 | 21 | 7 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Tinned Pears | 15 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Pineapple | 34 | 26 | 8 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Pigs' Feet | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Plums | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Pork | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Tinned Prawns | 8 | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| Preserved Raspberries | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Preserved Redcurrants | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Salmon | 275 | 168 | 107 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Tinned Sardines | 90 | 85 | 5 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Soup | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Tomatoes | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2 | - | 2 |
| Tinned Tongues | 41 | 34 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Tinned Tripe | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 5203 | 4692 | 511 | 1701 | 1059 | 642 |