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City of London 1864

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Table: No. VIII.—Account of the Meat, Game, and Poultry Condemned in the City Markets, as unfit for Human Food, during the lastFive Years (1861 to 1860)

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No. VIII.—Account of the Meat, Game, and Poultry Condemned in the City Markets, as unfit for Human Food, during the lastFive Years (1861 to 1860)

Years ending September.	WHY CONDEMNED AND \|WHERE CONDEMNED.
	NEWGATE MARKET. II							ALDGATE MARKET.							LEADENHALL MARKET.					Total.
	Dead.	Diseased.		Putrid.		Total.		Bead.	Diseased.		Putrid.		Total.		Dead.	Diseased.		Putrid.	Total.	Dead.		Diseased.		Putrid.	Total.
	lbs.	lbs.		lbs.		lbs.		lbs.	lbs.		lbs.		lbs.		lbs.	lbs.		lbs.	lbs.	lbs.		lbs.		lbs.	lbs.
1861	25843	65467		12056		103366		2323	7115		1885		11323		5453	18516		2800	26769	33619		91098		16741	141458
1862	9513	57544		13579		80636		2424	9032		879		12335		2007	12103		2965	17075	13944		78679		17423	110046
1863	15780	86280		52493		154553		1458	6446		2851		10765		3086	21394		20717	45197	20324		114120		76061	210505
1864	33846	77327		73686		184859		4054	8919		828		13801		5597	10533		14390	30520	43497		96779		88904	229180
1865	19669	91444		77981		189094		5547	22384		3517		31448		2177	10786		14322	27285	27393		124614		95820	247827
Total in 5 years.	104651	378062		229795		712508		15806	53896		9960		79662		18320	73332		65194	146846	48777		505290		384949	939016
KIND OF MEAT CONDEMNED.
Years.	Sheep.	Calves.	Pigs.		Qrs. Beef.		Joints.	Sheep.	Calves.	Pigs.		Qrs. Beef.		Joints.	Sheep.	Calves.	Pigs.	Qrs. Beef.	Joints.	Sheep.	Calves.		Pigs.	Qrs. Beef.	Joints.
1861	728	27	73		718		373	46	5	22		78		68	316	10	45	101	203	1089	42		140	897	644
1862	402	31	97		539		592	48	—	10		86		46	92	3	42	98	128	642	34		149	723	766
1863	591	50	198		971		1735	37	3	24		53		318	242	28	57	124	390	870	81		279	1148	2943
1864	776	42	322		1097		1888	34	3	49		83		52	166	11	75	110	773	975	66		446	1290	2713
1865	637	44	308		1628		3052	53	10	40		264		70	101	6	79	96	944	791	59		427	1988	406C
Total in 5 years.	3134	194	998		4953		7640	218	21	145		664.		554	915	57	298	629	2938	4267	272		1441	6040	11132

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Besides which, there were 7928 lbs of Meat seized in the shops and slaughter.houses. It consisted of 22 Sheep 5 Pigs, 34 Quarters of Beef, and 291 Joints and Pieces of Meat;—1431 lbs. were
diseased, 2513 lbs. were putrid, and 3984 lbs. were from animals that had died from natural causes. There have also been condemned on account of putridity—202 Quarters and Haunches
of Venison, 1917 Head of Game, and 13743 Head of Poultry and Rabbits.

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City of London 1864

Table: No. VIII.—Account of the Meat, Game, and Poultry Condemned in the City Markets, as unfit for Human Food, during the lastFive Years (1861 to 1860)

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