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City of London 1903

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

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Table: 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:—

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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:—

	1901.	1902.	1903.
Number of loads weighed during the year upon the Market Weighbridges for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of Toll due thereon -	Loads.	Loads.	Loads.
	206,807
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
Average daily delivery into the Markets	1,355	1,290	1,341
Minimum on any one day	244½	245	237
Maximum delivery	2,948	3,576	4,209
The heaviest weight previously recorded on any one day (21st December, 1896) was		4,159 tons.

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One ton in every 364 tone of meat paying toll in the Central Markets,
Smithfield, was condemned last year, as compared with one ton in 468 in
1902.
MEAT INSPECTION.

Table: The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 1,142 tons 9 cwts. 1 qr., including 304 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

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The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 1,142 tons 9 cwts. 1 qr., including 304 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

Month.	1901.			1902.			1903.
	Tons	cwts	qrs.	Tons	cwts	qrs.	Tons	cwts	.qrs.
January	37	7	0	69	2	0	60	3	2
February	30	16	2	56	3	3	55	1	1
March	46	3	3	76	12	1	84	1	2
April	86	10	2	75	3	1	108	3	0
May	122	15	3	67	8	0	59	19	2
June	85	5	2	123	4	1	65	8	0
July	127	8	1	99	12	1	131	8	0
August	283	9	1	58	18	2	76	7	1
September	114	19	3	63	18	2	135	2	2
October	113	17	1	62	0	1	182	15	2
November	112	10	0	60	14	2	89	17	0
December	109	17	3	52	14	2	94	2	1
Totals	*1,271	1	1	865	12	0	1,142	9	1
*The heaviest total recorded.

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City of London 1903

Table: 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:—

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Table: The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 1,142 tons 9 cwts. 1 qr., including 304 tons 7 cwts. 2 qrs. 4 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.