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 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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The percentages of Meat seized under a summary of the various headings of the table in the preceding page for 1900 and for the five years before that date were as follows :—
| Year. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Unsound from accident or other causes. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Per Cent. 8.3 | Per Cent. 86.3 | Per Cent. 5.4 |
| 1896 | 12.0 | 83.0 | 5.0 |
| 1897 | 11.0 | 84.0 | 5.0 |
| 1898 | 15.0 | 80.7 | 4.3 |
| 1899 | 8.1 | 88.2 | 3.7 |
| Average for 5 years | 10.9 | 84.4 | 4.7 |
| 1900 | 10.1 | 85.9 | 4.0 |