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City of London 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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CENTRAL MARKETS, SMITHFIELD.
Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, seized as unsound, and proportion condemned to that delivered during each Month of the Year 1901.
| Month. | Meat delivered at the Market. | Meat seized by tbe Inspectors. | Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
| January | 38,097 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 1 ton in 1,020 tons, or .098 °/o |
| February | 32,746 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 16 | 2 | ,, 889 „ .094 „ |
| March | 34,912 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 3 | ,, 756 „ .133 „ |
| April | 34,032 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 10 | 2 | ,, 393 „ .254 „ |
| May | 35,927 | 11 | 0 | 122 | 15 | 3 | ,, 292 „ .342 „ |
| June | 32,562 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 5 | 2 | ,, 382 „ .262 „ |
| July | 32,655 | 13 | 2 | 127 | 8 | 1 | ,, 256 „ .390 „ |
| August | 32,092 | 16 | 0 | 283 | 9 | 1 | ,, 113 „ .883 „ |
| September. | 31,631 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 19 | 3 | ,, 275 „ .363 „ |
| October | 37,407 | 10 | 2 | 113 | 17 | 1 | ,, 329 „ .304 „ |
| November | 36,390 | 18 | 3 | 112 | 10 | 0 | ,, 328 „ .309 „ |
| December | 37,054 | 15 | 2 | 109 | 17 | 3 | ,, 338 „ .296 „ |
| Totals | 415,510 | 15 | 2 | 1,271 | 1 | 1 | 1 ton in 327 tons, or "306 % |