London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

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

This page requires JavaScript

Table: MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1900.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 1900.

MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1900.

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 1900.

Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water.
Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.cwt.qrs.
January8,8983,52412,4226921 in 1,918 tons, or.052 per cent.
February10,6082,53613,144161011 „ 796 „ .25 „
March14,2863,75118,03716901 „ 1,096 „ .091 „
April12,7442,96915,713421131 „ 369 „ .271 „
May13,1134,05017,16348411 „ 356 „ .281 „
June12,0383,64015,67898221 „ 160 „ .626 „
July12,6573,50616,1632081431 „ 77 „ 1.291 „
August14,4483,49717,945791221 „ 225 „ .443 „
September14,2503,23317,483115521 „ 151 „ .659 „
October13,1312,93316,064521821 „ 303 „ .329 „
November12,5972,40615,00323631 „ 177 „ .565 „
December10,8452,02412,86961821 „ 209 „ .477 „
Total149,61538,069187,6847691331 in 244 tons, or .410 per cent.

Text

Copy text to clipboard

Compiled from the Monthly Returns furnished to the Corporation by the Fishmongers' Company.