Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1899
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Month. | Meat Delivered at the Market. | Meat seized by the Inspectors. | Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered. | |||||||
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Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | |||||
January | 35,892 | 15 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 1 ton in 1,334 tons, or .075% | |||
February | 31,608 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 16 | 1 | „ | 935 | „ | .107 „ |
March | 35,258 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | „ | 928 | „ | .108 „ |
April | 33,026 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 3 | „ | 882 | „ | .115„ |
May | 34,421 | 13 | 3 | 60 | 17 | 1 | „ | 566 | „ | .177 „ |
June | 33,504 | 7 | 1½ | 114 | 4 | 0 | „ | 293 | „ | .340 „ |
July | 30,587 | 16 | ½ | 95 | 0 | 2 | „ | 322 | „ | 310 „ |
August | 30,225 | 5 | 2½ | 120 | 6 | 1 | „ | 251 | ½ | .398 „ |
September | 33,977 | 7 | 2½ | 189 | 2 | 0 | „ | 179 | „ | .556 „ |
October | 34,171 | 19 | 3 | 162 | 7 | 0 | „ | 214 | „ | .475 „ |
November | 36,290 | 10 | 3 | 205 | 2 | 0 | „ | 177 | „ | .565 „ |
December | 36,491 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 3 | 1 | „ | 409 | „ | .244 „ |
Totals | 405,456 | 9 | 2 | 1,172 | 5 | 2 | 1 ton in 346 tons, or .289% |