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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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be obtained from an examination of the following figures compiled from the Annual Report of the the Market Superintendent:—
| 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of loads weighed during the year upon the Market Weighbridges for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of Toll due thereon - | Tons. 197,634 | Tons. 206,127 |
| Average daily delivery into the Markets - | 1,289½ | 1,299 |
| Minimum on any one day | 325½ | 195 |
| Maximum delivery | 3,389 | 2,890 |
| The heaviest weight brought in on any one day was on the 21st December, 1896 4,159 tons. | ||
On an average, 1 ton in every 452 tone that
came into the Markets last year was seized as
unfit for human food.
Return showing the monthly deliveries, meat
seized, and proportion of meat condemned.