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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 1907
[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 1907.
| 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 taken. | 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 | 144 | 13 | 159 | 230 | 341 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. Paul's | 46 | 2 | 57 | 105 | 173 | 1202 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — |
| St. Peter's | — | 547 | 116 | 663 | 999 | 1045 | 77 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| St. John's | — | 220 | 146 | 366 | 528 | 710 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Trinity | — | 33 | 68 | 101 | 207 | 163 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| All Saints' | — | 4 | 132 | 136 | 160 | 258 | 160 | 12 | — | — | — |
| St. Michael's | 1 | 438 | 32 | 471 | 731 | 788 | 67 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| St. Jude's | — | 326 | 74 | 400 | 609 | 667 | 46 | 17 | — | — | — |
| St. George's | — | 100 | 188 | 288 | 382 | 452 | 19 | 9 | — | — | — |
| Christchurch | 64 | 119 | 48 | 231 | 387 | 1757 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — |
| St. Saviour's | 237 | 18 | 237 | 492 | 778 | 6044 | 160 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| By M.O.H | 6 | — | 23 | 29 | 37 | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — |
| By Chief Sanitary Inspector | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Total | 357 | 1951 | 1134 | 3442 | 5223 | 13427 | 606 | 254 | 12 | 12 | 10 |