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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CENTRAL MARKETS, SMITHFIELD.
Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, seized as unsound, and proportion condemned to that delivered during each Month of the Year 1902.
Month . | Meat delivered at the Market. | Meat seized by the Inspectors. | Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered, | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
January | 39,000 | 16 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 0 | 1 ton in 565 tons, or .177% |
February | 32,193 | 13 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 573 „ ..174 „ |
March | 32,915 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 429 „ .233 „ |
April | 35,221 | 8 | 2 | 75 | 3 | 1 | 468 „ .213 „ |
May | 34,704 | 15 | 0 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 515 „ .194 „ |
June | 31,864 | 7 | 3 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 259 „ .387 „ |
July | 33,115 | 14 | 2 | 99 | 12 | 1 | „ 332 „ .307 „ |
August | 29,340 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 18 | 2 | 498 „ .207 „ |
September | 32,134 | 5 | 2 | 63 | 18 | 2 | 503 „ .198 „ |
October | 36,020 | 18 | 2 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 581 „ .172 „ |
November | 32,320 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 14 | 2 | „ 532 „ .188 „ |
December | 36,187 | 19 | 0 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 687 „ .145 „ |
Totals | 405,019 | 13 | 3 | 865 | 12 | 0 | 1 ton in 468 tons, or .214% |