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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 1899
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899
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Act, 1891, in consequence of the emission of
"black smoke," and Notices were served in
due course in each instance. This work involved
151 separate inspections by the officer specially
detailed for the prevention of smoke nuisances.
The figures mentioned above show a marked
improvement over those for the previous year,
when 59 nuisances of this class were dealt with,
and 4 prosecutions were instituted. In 1899 no
summonses were taken out.
MEAT SUPPLIES.
The total quantity of meat delivered at the
Corporation Markets, Smithfield, during 1899,
amounted to 405,456 tons 9 cwts. 2 qrs. against
400,112 tons 9 cwts. 3 qrs. in the previous year,
being an increase of 1.33 per cent. The corresponding
percentages for 1897 and 1898 were
3.3 and 1.73 respectively.
The Markets were open for business 307 days,
so that the average supply per diem was about
1,321 tons.