May 12, 1916 – Ordinance Regulating Fish Canneries

In this 1916 document, the Board of Health recommended the adoption of this ordinance regulating fish canneries in the City of San Diego. The first cannery opened in 1909, and San Diego was once known as the “Tuna Capital of the World.” In the 1960s, tuna was the city’s third-largest industry, with almost 40,000 employees.

• 19160522 Doc100082 Department of Public Health Submit Ordinance Regulating Fish Canneries