Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920 page 38

City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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Table: The percentages of meat seized under the various headings of the above table during 1920 and for the preceding five years, classed as diseased, unsound and unwholesome, were as follows:—

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The percentages of meat seized under the various headings of the above table during 1920 and for the preceding five years, classed as diseased, unsound and unwholesome, were as follows:—

Year.	Diseased.	Unsound.*	Unwholesome.
Year.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.	Per Cent.
1915	11.0	84.0	5.0
1916	13.4	84.1	2.5
1917	8.7	88.9	2.4
1918	10.1	87.7	2.2
1919	12.3	82.8	4.9
Average for 5 years	11.1	85.5	3.4
1920	4.7	90.7	4.6
* Includes poultry, offal and fish.

Table: Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1919 and 1920.

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Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1919 and 1920.

Month.	Meat delivered at the Market, 1919.			Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1919.			Meat delivered at the Market, 1920.			Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1920.
	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.
January	24,134	0	0	175	14	2	30,428	0	0	160	9	1
February	20,186	0	0	124	19	2	26,613	0	0	101	17	1
March	23,041	0	0	132	2	1	31,315	0	0	224	19	1
April	22,920	0	0	136	14	1	28,439	0	0	158	7	1
May	26,690	0	0	183	7	2	28,517	0	0	184	18	3
June	22,882	0	0	104	10	1	27,543	0	0	223	4	1
July	25,276	0	0	137	14	3	30,944	0	0	142	7	3
August	22,543	0	0	189	17	1	28,700	0	0	147	14	2
September	26,079	0	0	168	8	0	32,103	0	0	233	6	1
October	27,006	0	0	270	13	3	32,309	0	0	165	17	1
November	25,815	0	0	219	12	3	34,736	0	0	205	5	2
December	28,572	0	0	225	4	0	34,275	0	0	144	5	2
Totals	295,044	0	0	2,068	18	3	365,922	0	0	2,092	12	3

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FISH SUPPLIES.
251,488 tons of fish, of which 231,866 were land-borne and 19,622 water-borne,
were received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was an increase of 73,540 tons in the land deliveries, and an increase of
10,268 tons in the deliveries by water.
MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1920.

Table: Table showing Weight ofFish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1920.

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Table showing Weight ofFish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1920.

Month.	Weight of Fish Delivered.		Total.	Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
Month.	By Land.	By Water.	Total.	Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Per cent.
January	16,058	1,064	17,122	317	7	3	1 ton in	53.949 tons,	or 1.853
February	20,429	1,267	21,696	272	10	2	1 „	79.908 „	„ 1.251
March	21,729	995	22,724	164	5	0	1	138.350 „	„ 0.722
April	20,296	1,466	21,762	213	3	3	1 „	102.082 „	„ 0.979
May	18,567	1,610	20,177	381	5	1	1 „	52.923 „	„ 1.889
June	18,279	1,859	20,138	263	13	3	1„	76.374 „	„ 1.309
July	19,700	1,741	21,441	261	16	1	1 „	81.896 „	„ 1.221
August	19,012	2,090	21,102	243	1	3	1 „	86.808 „	„ 1.151
September	18,766	2,057	20,823	216	14	2	1 „	96.082 „	„ 1.040
October	20,308	2,109	22,417	243	9	2	1 „	92.074 „	„ 1.086
November	20,072	1,526	21,598	72	4	3	1 „	298.987 „	„ 1.334
December	18,650	1,838	20,488	71	4	3	1 „	287610 „	„ 0.347
Total	231,866	19,622	251,488	2,720	17	2	1 „	92.425 „	„ 1.081
* Compiled from the Monthly Returns furnished to the Corporation by the Fishmongers' Company.

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Table: The percentages of meat seized under the various headings of the above table during 1920 and for the preceding five years, classed as diseased, unsound and unwholesome, were as follows:—

Table: Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1919 and 1920.

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Table: Table showing Weight ofFish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1920.