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City of London 1860
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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No. VIII.—Account of the Meat seized in the City Markets and Slaughter-houses as unfit for human food, during each of the Quarters of the Year ending in September 1861.
| Quarters ending. | BY WHOM SEIZED, AND WHY SEIZED. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Fisher. | Mr. Davidson. | Mr. Newman. | Total. | |||||||||||||
| Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | |
| lbs. | lbs. | lb. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | IbB. | lbs. | IbB. | lbs. | |
Of these amounts 143,943 lbs. were seized in Newgate Market; 25,640 lbs. in Leadenhall Market; 11,323 lbs. in Aldgate Market; and
3605 lbs. elsewhere. It consisted of 1100 Sheep, 43 Calves, 189 Pigs, 899 quarters of Beef, and 659 joints of Meat. Besides which there were
also seized on account of putridity 394 Fowls, 329 Rabbits, 326 Pigeons, 247 Ducks, 121 Wild Fowl, 84 head of Game, 54 quarters and haunches
of Venison, 50 Hares, 24 Geese, 3 Turkeys, 10 Hams, and 24 lbs. of Sausages.