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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 1918
[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 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 |