London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of London 1898

Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1898

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Table: The sources of origin of the past three years' deliveries are here expressed in terms per cent.

The sources of origin of the past three years' deliveries are here expressed in terms per cent.

1896.1897.1898.
Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.
Country killed80.828.227.8
Town „20.420.119.7
Foreign ,,11.212.912.6
American „20.118.819.0
Australian & New Zealand17.520.020.9

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It will be seen from the above that the
Australian and New Zealand imports show a
regular increase at the expense of the English
country and town killed supplies.
MEAT INSPECTION.
A staff of six specially qualified officers
attached to my staff are solely engaged in the
supervision of the meat supplies in the City.