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 London, City of ]
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Some idea of the magnitude of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures copied from the Annual Report of the Market Superintendent:—
1900. | 1901. | 1902. | |
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Loads. | Loads. | Loads. | |
Number of loads weighed during the year upon the Market Weighbridges for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of Toll due thereon | 201,848 | 206,807 | - |
Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
Average daily delivery into the Markets | 1,336½ | 1,355 | 1,290 |
Minimum on any one day | 341¼ | 244£ | 245 |
Maximum delivery | 2,712¼ | 2,948 | 3,576 |
The heaviest weight brought in on any one day was on the 21st December, 1896 | 4,159 tons. |
One ton in every 468 tons of meat paying toll in the Central Markets,
Smithfield, was condemned last year, as compared with one ton in 327 in
1901, which affords satisfactory testimony to the improved quality of the
consignments as a whole.
MEAT INSPECTION. The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 865 tons 12 cwts., including 257 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 25 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.
Month. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | ||||||
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January | 31 | 16 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
February | 53 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 56 | 3 | |
March | 84 | 10 | 3 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 12 | 1 |
April | 59 | 4 | 2 | 86 | 10 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 1 |
May | 79 | 9 | 1 | 122 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 8 | 0 |
June | 81 | 5 | 3 | 85 | 5 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 1 |
July | 197 | 5 | 1 | 127 | 8 | 1 | 99 | 12 | 1 |
August | 114 | 4 | 2 | 283 | 9 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 2 |
September | 87 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 19 | 3 | 63 | 18 | 2 |
October | 66 | 11 | 2 | 113 | 17 | 1 | 62 | 0 | 1 |
November | 60 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 2 |
December | 47 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 17 | 3 | 52 | 14 | 2 |
Totals | 961 | 19 | 1 | *1,271 | 1 | 1 | 865 | 12 | 0 |
* The heaviest total recorded.