Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Table showing the annual deliveries and other details during the past 28 years :—
MEAT SUPPLIES, 1874 TO 1901.
| Year. | General Supply, | Seizures by Inspectors. | % of Bad Meat to Good. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1874 | Tons 157,628 | cwts. 18 | qrs. 1 | Tons 193 | cwts. 18 | qrs. 2 | .123 |
| 1875 | 164,450 | 8 | 0 | 153 | 1 | 1 | .093 |
| 1876 | 176,162 | 17 | 0 | 238 | 2 | 2 | .135 |
| 1877 | 197,631 | 16 | 2 | 198 | 19 | 0 | .100 |
| 1878 | 195,993 | 10 | 2 | 180 | 18 | 0 | .092 |
| 1879 | 212,987 | 14 | 0 | 258 | 4 | 3 | .121 |
| 1880 | 218,790 | 6 | 3 | 262 | 19 | 3 | .120 |
| 1881 | 224,677 | 19 | 3 | 503 | 12 | 3 | .224 |
| 1882 | 211,461 | 15 | 0 | 175 | 16 | 0 | .083 |
| 1883 | 223,085 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 4 | 1 | .095 |
| 1884 | 230,873 | 1 | 1 | 260 | 7 | 3 | .113 |
| 1885 | 243,296 | 14 | 3 | 214 | 0 | 2 | .088 |
| 1886 | 250,831 | 12 | 1 | 276 | 8 | 2 | .110 |
| 1887 | 259,383 | 12 | 3 | 261 | 8 | 1 | .101 |
| 1888 | 263,519 | 16 | 1 | 228 | 0 | 1 | .086 |
| 1889 | 276,429 | 4 | 2 | 234 | 18 | 1 | .085 |
| 1890 | 299,733 | 15 | 0 | 419 | 2 | 3 | .139 |
| 1891 | 307,519 | 19 | 3 | 476 | 12 | 1 | .155 |
| 1892 | 323,085 | 6 | 0 | 569 | 13 | 3 | .176 |
| 1893 | 318,163 | 1 | 1 | 608 | 9 | 3 | .193 |
| 1894 | 340,956 | 16 | 2 | 430 | 0 | 2 | .126 |
| 1895 | 347,283 | 3 | 0 | 598 | 19 | 0 | .173 |
| 1896 | 380,543 | 11 | 1 | 914 | 14 | 3 | .243 |
| 1897 | 393,307 | 2 | 0 | 918 | 3 | 3 | .233 |
| 1898 | 400,112 | 9 | 3 | 884 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| 1899 | 405,456 | 9 | 2 | 1,172 | 5 | 2 | .289 |
| 1900 | 410,380 | 1 | 0 | 961 | 19 | 1 | .234 |
| 1901 | 415,510 | 15 | 2 | 1,271 | 1 | 1 | .306 |