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Southwark 1918
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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TABLE 50
Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1918.
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
—
375
471
846
856
1407
9
5
—
—
—
St. Paul's
133
76
96
305
361
891
63
49
—
—
—
St. Peter's
—
597
50
647
710
963
15
4
1
—
—
St. John's
2
237
38
277
290
467
6
5
—
—
1
Trinity
16
105
38
159
173
148
10
13
—
—
—
All Saints'
—
20
40
60
65
55
5
3
1
1
—
St. Michael's
99
403
30
532
656
818
17
2
1
1
1
St. Jude's
—
111
25
136
166
246
8
5
—
—
—
St. George's
6
158
21
185
231
212
9
6
—
—
—
Christchurch
143
18
3
164
209
720
13
9
—
—
—
St. Saviour's
1030
21
19
1070
1583
6940
97
62
2
2
1
By M.O.H.
—
—
——
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Brought to Town Hall
1
1
2
4
5
11
1
4
—
—
—
Total
1430
2122
833
4385
5305
12878
253
167
5
4
3