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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Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1900 and the five years 1895-6-7-8-9.
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
| 1895 | 110,820 | 33,069 | 143,889 | 930 | 9 | 0 | 1 ton in 154 tons, or .65% |
| 1896 | 134,479 | 39,212 | 173,691 | 1,211 | 13 | 2 | 1 „ 144 „ .70 „ |
| 1897 | 130,975 | 44,276 | 175,251 | 958 | 12 | 0 | 1 „ 183 „ .55 „ |
| 1898 | 135,693 | 46,874 | 182,567 | 1,068 | 5 | 0 | 1 „ 170 „ .59 „ |
| 1899 | 129,469 | 50,514 | 179,983 | 750 | 0 | 2 | 1 „ 240 „ .42 „ |
| Average (5 years) | 128,287 | 42,789 | 171,076 | 983 | 16 | 0 | 1 ton in 174 tons, or .57% |
| 1900 | 149,615 | 38,069 | 187,684 | 769 | 13 | 3 | 1 ton in 244 tons, or .41% |