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City of London 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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The monthly deliveries during 1903 and the two preceding years are here
given.

Table: Monthly Deliveries at the Corporation Markets, Smithfield.

Monthly Deliveries at the Corporation Markets, Smithfield.

month.1901.1902.1903.
Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.. qrs.
January38,0977239,00016235,11643
February32,74610332,19313232,13491
March34,9127332,9158335,039122
April34,0320335,2218234,823163
May35,92711034,70415033,87040
June32,5623231,8647334,40790
July32,65513233,11514234,65553
August32,09216029,3402130,758182
September31,6312032,1345233,033192
October37,40710236,02018237,939160
November36,39018332,3204035,452100
December37,05415236,18719038,68361
Total415,510152405,019133415,915121

Table: The sources of origin during the past seven years are here expressed in terms per cent. of total annual deliveries.

The sources of origin during the past seven years are here expressed in terms per cent. of total annual deliveries.

Country Killed.Town Killed.*Foreign Killed.American.Australian and New Zealand.
Home Killed.American Killed.
Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.Per cent.
189630.820.411.220.117.5
189728.220.112.918.820.0
189827.819712.619.020.9
189927.315.514.223.020.0
190025.214.615.123.221.9
190125.713.114.425.521.5
190227.212.717.321.521.3
190322.76.817.010.424.119.0
*Includes " General Foreign Meat and Produce."

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From 1896 to 1902 American cattle slaughtered at Birkenhead and Deptford
were classed "country killed" and "town killed " respectively. In 1903
they were included under the heading " American home killed."