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City of London 1903
[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 1903.
| 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 | 35,116 | 4 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 ton in 584 tons, or .171% |
| February | 32,134 | 9 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 584 „ .171 „ |
| March | 35,039 | 12 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 417 „ .239 „ |
| April | 34,823 | 16 | 3 | 108 | 3 | 0 | „ 322 „ .310 „ |
| May | 33,870 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 19 | 2 | „ 566 „ .177 „ |
| June | 34,407 | 9 | 0 | 65 | 8 | 0 | 526 „ .190 „ |
| July | 34,655 | 5 | 3 | 131 | 8 | 0 | 263 „ .379 „ |
| August | 30,758 | 18 | 2 | 76 | 7 | 1 | 403 „ .248 „ |
| September | 33,033 | 19 | 2 | 135 | 2 | 2 | 244 „ .409 „ |
| October | 37,939 | 16 | 0 | 182 | 15 | 2 | 208 „ .482 „ |
| November | 35,452 | 10 | 0 | 89 | 17 | 0 | 395 „ .253 „ |
| December | 38,683 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 2 | 1 | 411 „ .243 „ |
| Totals | 415,915 | 12 | 1 | 1,142 | 9 | 1 | 1 ton in 364 tons, or .275 % |