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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 1909
Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909
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Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1909.
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 142 | 0 | |
| February | 156 | 13 | 0 |
| March | 153 | 15 | 0 |
| April | 149 | 10 | 0 |
| May | 145 | 7 | 0 |
| June | 173 | 2 | 0 |
| July | 170 | 12 | 0 |
| August | 106 | 13 | 0 |
| September | 120 | 12 | 0 |
| October | 153 | 11 | 0 |
| November | 140 | 10 | 0 |
| December | 154 | 8 | 0 |
| 1,766 | 18 | 0 |
Of the above, 6 tons 10 cwts. 0 qrs. 3 lbs. were seized by your Officers,
and those of the Fishmongers' Company as unsound, equal to .367 per cent.
or 1 ton in 271 tons.
Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1909 and the five tears 1904-1908.
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| 1904 | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | 1 ton in 222 tons, or .45096 |
| 185,872 | 57,934 | 243,806 | 1,098 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1905 | 164,016 | 47,626 | 211,642 | 674 | 3 | 2 | 1 „ 314 „ .318,, |
| 1906 | 157,591 | 55,483 | 213,074 | 1,444 | 17 | 3 | 1 „ 147 „ .678 „ |
| 1907 | 162,115 | 71,630 | 233,745 | 783 | 16 | 0 | 1 „ 297 „ .335,, |
| 1908 | 177,892 | 63,295 | 241,187 | 1,236 | 12 | 3 | 1 „ 195 „ .511,, |
| Average (5 years) | 169,497 | 59,194 | .228,691 | 1,047 | 10 | 0 | 1 ton in 218 tons, or .458 % |
| 1909 | 179,157 | 68,918 | 248,075 | 946 | 15 | 1 | 1 ton in 262 tons, or .383 % |