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City of London 1861

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: No. XI.—Account of the Meat seized in the City Markets and Slaughter-houses as unfit for humati Food, during each of the Quarters of the Year ending September 1862.

No. XI.—Account of the Meat seized in the City Markets and Slaughter-houses as unfit for humati Food, during each of the Quarters of the Year ending September 1862.

Quarter EndingWHERE SAIZED, AND WHY SAIZED
Newgate Market.Aldgate Market.Leadenhall Market.Total.
Dead.Dis-eased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.
December 1861lbs. 2760lbs. 7290lbs. 2163lbs. 12213lbs. 175lbs. 1061lbs. 70lbs. 1306lbs. 298lbs. 1507lbs. 1730lbs. 3535lbs. 3233lbs. 9858lbs. 3963lbs. 17054
March 18623407153621095198641131129—124253515342832352405518025137823458
June 186214162308436652816511095032131627254533423514238307031458414738675
September 1862.19301180866562039410271810678351562957206016950358619338793530859
Sum of 4 Quarters95135754413579806362424903287912335200712103296517075139447867917423110046
In 186125843654671205610336623237115188511323545318516280026769336199109816741 141458

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Besides the above, there were 1915 lbs. of Meat seized elsewhere. The whole consisted of 542 Sheep and Lambs, 34 Calves, 152 Pigs, 735
Quarters of Beef, 766 Joints of Meat; besides 557 head of Game, 43 Haunches and Quarters of Venison, and 6287 head of Game and Poultry.