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City of London 1902

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

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Table: Some idea of the magnitude of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures copied from the Annual Report of the Market Superintendent:—

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Some idea of the magnitude of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures copied from the Annual Report of the Market Superintendent:—

	1900.	1901.	1902.
	Loads.	Loads.	Loads.
Number of loads weighed during the year upon the Market Weighbridges for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of Toll due thereon	201,848	206,807	-
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
Average daily delivery into the Markets	1,336½	1,355	1,290
Minimum on any one day	341¼	244£	245
Maximum delivery	2,712¼	2,948	3,576
The heaviest weight brought in on any one day was on the 21st December, 1896		4,159 tons.

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One ton in every 468 tons of meat paying toll in the Central Markets,
Smithfield, was condemned last year, as compared with one ton in 327 in
1901, which affords satisfactory testimony to the improved quality of the
consignments as a whole.

Table: MEAT INSPECTION. The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 865 tons 12 cwts., including 257 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 25 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

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MEAT INSPECTION. The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 865 tons 12 cwts., including 257 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 25 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

Month.	1900.			1901.			1902.
	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Torts	cwts	qrs.
January	31	16	1	37	7	0	69	2	0
February	53	0	2	30	16	2	56	3	3
March	84	10	3	46	3	3	76	12	1
April	59	4	2	86	10	2	75	3	1
May	79	9	1	122	15	3	67	8	0
June	81	5	3	85	5	2	123	4	1
July	197	5	1	127	8	1	99	12	1
August	114	4	2	283	9	1	58	18	2
September	87	2	2	114	19	3	63	18	2
October	66	11	2	113	17	1	62	0	1
November	60	4	2	11	10	0	60	14	2
December	47	4	0	109	17	3	52	14	2
Totals	961	19	1	*1,271	1	1	865	12	0

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* The heaviest total recorded.

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City of London 1902

Table: Some idea of the magnitude of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures copied from the Annual Report of the Market Superintendent:—

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Table: MEAT INSPECTION. The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 865 tons 12 cwts., including 257 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 25 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

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