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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Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market ddring the five years 1894-5-6-7-8.
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
| 1894 | 109,422 | 39,336 | 148,758 | 1,219 | 14 | 1 | 1 ton in 122 tons, or .82% |
| 1895 | 110,820 | 33,069 | 143,889 | 930 | 9 | 0 | 1 „ 154 „ .55„ |
| 1896 | 134,479 | 39,212 | 173,691 | 1,211 | 13 | 2 | 1 „ 144 „ .70,, |
| 1897 | 130,975 | 42,276 | 175,251 | 958 | 12 | 0 | 1 „ 183 „ .55 „ |
| 1898 | 135,693 | 46,874 | 182,567 | 1,068 | 5 | 0 | 1 „ 170 „ .59,, |
| Average (5 years) | 124,278 | 40,553 | 164,831 | 1,077 | 14 | 3 | 1 ton in 153 tons, or .65% |
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