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City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TUBERCULOSIS IN MEAT.
The presiding Alderman at the Guildhall Justice Room on the 17th
October, after adjudicating on a condemned meat case, called attention to the
gross ignorance prevailing among small farmers and butchers in country
districts as to the signs of Tuberculosis exhibited both in live animals and in
carcasses of animals after slaughtering, and suggested that it would serve a
useful purpose if steps were taken by your Medical Officer to enlighten them
on such points by means of Circulars, &c.
The Sanitary Committee endorsed this recommendation, and your Medical
Officer of Health was requested to prepare a memorandum on the whole
subject, together with some remarks by the Veterinary Inspector to the
Corporation on the symptoms of Tuberculosis presented in living animals.
A circular on these lines was accordingly issued in March last.
FISH SUPPLIES.
216,183 Tons of fish, of which 169,951 were land-borne and 46,232
water-borne, were received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
Of the above, 156,357 tons were consigned to Billingsgate Market, the remainder, viz., 59,826, being delivered at the salesmen's shops in the neighbourhood of the Market.
| Year. | Fish Delivered at Billingsgate Market. | Fish Delivered in the neighbourhood of Billingsgate Market. | Total Deliveries. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | *148,356 | 47,834 | 196,190 |
| 1902 | 156,357 | 59,826 | 216,183 |
| 8,001 increase. | 11,992 increase. | 19,993 increase. |
The 19,993 increase is mainly due to land deliveries, which are 29,386 above
the average for the previous five years.
The deliveries by water, which had shown a heavy falling off in 1900 and
1901, showed a marked increase in 1902, being 2,462 tons above the average
for the five preceding years.
* Extracted from the Annual Report of the Clerk of the Market.