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City of London 1919
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1919
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SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.
| Tons. | Cwts. | Qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Markets, Smithfield | 1,668 | 13 | 3 | 13 |
| Cold Stores | 261 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Leadenhall Market and City Shops | 83 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Aldgate Market and Slaughterhouses | 55 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Total for the year 1919 | 2,068 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
| .. .. .. .. 1918 | 1,709 | 19 | 1 | 17 |
| Increase | 358 | 19 | 1 | 11 |
UNSOUND MEAT.—The meat. &c., seized during the year by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—
| 1918. | Diseased. | Unsound. | Unwholesome. | Poultry. | Offal. | Fish. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| First Quarter | 109 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 131 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 21 | 375 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Second .. | 44 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 192 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 127 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 424 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| Third .. | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 177 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 216 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 482 | 17 | 1 | 23 |
| Fourth „ | 60 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 290 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 35 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 141 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 194 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 21 | 722 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Total | 246 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 791 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 98 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 254 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 606 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2004 | 16 | 3 | 17 |
CENTRAL MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.
*Table showing the average deliveries at the Central Meat Market. and other details for successive quinquennial periods during the past 41 years:—
| Quinquennium. | Annual Average General Supply. | Seizures by Inspectors. | % of Unsound Meat. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
| 1874-1878 | 178,373 | 10 | 0 | 192 | 18 | 2 | .108 |
| 1879-1883 | 218,200 | 12 | 3 | 282 | 11 | 2 | .129 |
| 1884-1888 | 249,580 | 19 | 2 | 248 | 1 | 2 | .099 |
| 1889-1893 | 304,986 | 5 | 1 | 461 | 15 | 1 | .151 |
| 1894-1898 | 372,440 | 12 | 2 | 749 | 3 | 3 | .201 |
| 1899-1903 | 410,456 | 18 | 1 | 1.082 | 13 | 2 | .263 |
| 1904-1908 | 414,906 | 11 | 1 | 1.584 | 19 | 3 | .382 |
| 1909-1913 | 427,146 | 0 | 0 | 1.520 | 2 | 3 | .356 |
| 1914-1918 | 324,715 | 0 | 0 | 1.370 | 11 | 2 | .422 |
| 1919- | 295,044 | 0 | 0 | 2.068 | 18 | 3 | .7012 |
*The sources of origin of the Central Market Supplies during the past five years are here expressed in terms per cent. of total annual deliveries.
| British. | Foreign Killed. Per cent. | American. | Australian and New Zealand. Per cent. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Killed. Per cent. | Town Killed. Per cent. | Home Killed. Per cent. | American Killed.‡ Per cent. | |||
| 1915 | 22.5 | 12.2 | 6.1 | ... | 29.0 | 30.2 |
| 1916 | 29.4 | 15.9 | 1.9 | ... | 30.3 | 22.5 |
| 1917 | 35.7 | 16.9 | 1.8 | ... | 33.1 | 12.5 |
| 1918 | 31.8 | 11.1 | 0.6 | ... | 43.9 | 12.6 |
| 1919 | 24.8 | 11.4 | 0.5 | ... | 41.9 | 21.4 |
† Includes "General Foreign Meat and Produce."
‡ Includes South American imports.