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 London, City of ]
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No. VIII.—Account of the Meat Condemned in the City Markets and Slaughter-houses as unfit for human Food, during each of the Quarters of the Year ending September 1864.
WHERE, AND WHY CONDEMNED. | ||||||||||||||||
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Newgate Market. | Aldgate Market. | Leadenhall Market. | Total. | |||||||||||||
Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | Dead. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Total. | |
lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | |
December 1863 | 13123 | 120 | ||||||||||||||
March 1864 | 7404 | — | ||||||||||||||
June 1864 | — | |||||||||||||||
September 1864. | ||||||||||||||||
Sum of 4 Quarters | 3384 0 | 77327 | 73636 | 184859 | 8919 | 828 | 13801 | 5597 | 10533 | 14390 | 30520 | 43497 | 96779 | 88904 | 229180 | |
In 1863 | 15780 | |||||||||||||||
This consisted of 975 Sheep, 56 Calves, 446 Pigs, 1189 Quarters of Beef, and 2713 Joints of Meat; besides 5 Deer, 1 Goat, 25 cases of Rabbits, and 1078 head of Game and Poultry. |