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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: MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1898. Table showing Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, during each month of the year 1898.

MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1898. Table showing Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, during each month of the year 1898.

Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water.
JanuaryTons. 10,743Tons. 4,801Tons. 15,544Tons. 94cwt. 12qrs. 11 in 164 tons, or .61 per cent.
February10,4192,51912,93820811 „ 634 „ .16 „
March11,9734,87216,845511521 „ 325 „ .31
April11,0134,82015,833861611 „ 183 „ .54 „
May11,2384,21015,448591611 „ 259 „ .39
June11,9584,42616,38478121 „ 209 „ .48 „
July11,6223,81215,43493201 „ 165 „ .60 „
August13,3894,29717,686156411 „ 113 „ .88 „
September13,1883,94517,133149621 „ 115 „ .87 „
October11,0253,70214,7271001711 „ 146 „ .68 „
November9,9092,95412,863461811 „ 274 „ .36 „
December9,2162,51611,732130631 „ 90 „ 1.11 „
Total135,69346,874182,5671,068501 in 170 tons, or .59 per cent.