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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Inspections of Food at Wharves, Markets, and other places where food is stored, and the action taken by the officials
during the year 1919.
| 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 | - | 210 | 38 | 248 | 299 | 458 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| St. Paul's . . | 90 | 41 | 36 | 167 | 198 | 661 | 56 | 13 | - | - | - |
| St. Peter's | - | 600 | 97 | 697 | 819 | 1284 | 29 | 21 | 2 | 2 | - |
| St. John's | - | 215 | 20 | 235 | 262 | 392 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Trinity | - | 83 | 39 | 122 | 140 | 92 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - |
| All Saints'' | - | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | - | - | - |
| St. Michael's | 47 | 296 | 5 | 348 | 388 | 392 | 31 | 4 | - | - | - |
| St. Jude's | - | 133 | 62 | 195 | 237 | 339 | 45 | 25 | - | - | - |
| St. George's | 1 | 174 | 22 | 197 | 239 | 189 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Christchurch | 201 | 13 | 2 | 216 | 304 | 1857 | 52 | 50 | - | - | - |
| St. Saviour's | 1116 | 44 | 81 | 1241 | 1530 | 10474 | 164 | 198 | 1 | - | - |
| By M.O.H | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brought to Town Hall | — | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Total | 1455 | 1809 | 408 | 3672 | 4424 | 16159 | 420 | 335 | 8 | 7 | 1 |