Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1912
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Beef. | Mutton and Lamb, | Total, | Per cent. of total Importation. | Per cent. of total Consumption. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |||||
Frozen— | |||||||
Australian | 44,617 | 48,883 | 93,500 | 14.00 | 5.26 | ||
New Zealand | 13,114 | 108,272 | 121,386 | 18.17 | 6.84 | ||
South America | 147,450 | 85,776 | 233,226 | 34.92 | 13.13 | ||
Total frozen | 205,181 | 242,931 ' | 448,112 | 67.09 | 25.23 | ||
Chilled— | |||||||
South America | 193,979 | ||||||
U.S.A. and Canada | 888 | ||||||
Total chilled | 194,867 | 194,867 | 29.17 | 10.97 | |||
Total frozen and chilled | 400,048 | 242,931 | 642,979 | 96.26 | 36.20 | ||
Foreign Live Stock and Fresh Killed | 16,409 | 8,554 | 24,963 | 3.74 | 1.41 | ||
Total Importation | 416,457 | 251,485 | 667,942 | 100.00 | 37.61 | ||
Home Grown | 797,850 | 310,250 | 1,108,100 | 62.39 | |||
Total consumption | 1,214,307 | 561,735 | 1,776,042 | 100.00 |