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City of London 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1903.
Table showing Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1903.
| Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered.* | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| January | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | 1 in 839 tons, or .120 per cent. |
| 12,942 | 4,105 | 17,047 | 20 | 6 | 1 | ||
| February | 11,508 | 2,542 | 14,050 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 1 „ 444 „ .225 „ |
| March | 14,313 | 3,975 | 18,288 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 „ 358 .279 |
| April | 13,845 | 4,324 | 18,169 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 1 „ 635 „ .158 „ |
| May | 13,974 | 5,738 | 19,712 | 136 | 9 | 2 | 1 „ 144 „ .692 |
| June | 14,074 | 5,067 | 19,141 | 176 | 1 | 2 | 1 „ 109 „ .920 „ |
| July | 14,073 | 5,060 | 19,133 | 273 | 17 | 2 | 1 „ 70 „ 1.431 |
| August | 15,078 | 5,615 | 20,693 | 128 | 4 | 2 | 1 „ 161 „ .620 „ |
| September | 13,893 | 6,321 | 20,214 | 310 | 10 | 3 | 1 „ 67 „ 1.492 |
| October | 12,852 | 5,373 | 18,225 | 98 | 8 | 3 | 1 „ 185 „ .54 |
| November | 12,147 | 4,631 | 16,778 | 56 | 17 | 3 | 1 295 „ .339 „ |
| December | 12,042 | 4,983 | 17,025 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 „ 912 „ .11 „ |
| Total | 160,741 | 57,734 | 218,475 | 1,304 | 15 | 3 | 1 in 168 tons, or.595 per cent. |
*Compiled from the Monthly Returns furnished to the Corporation by the Fishmongers' Company.
Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1903 and the five years 1898-1902.
| Y ear. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | Cwts. | qrs. | ||
| 1898 | 135,693 | 46,874 | 182,567 | 1,068 | 5 | 0 | 1 ton in 170 tons, or .59 % |
| 1899 | 129,469 | 50,514 | 179,983 | 750 | 0 | 2 | 1 „ 240 „ .42 „ |
| 1900 | 149,615 | 38,069 | 187,684 | 769 | 13 | 3 | 1 „ 244 „ .41 „ |
| 1901 | 157,072 | 39,118 | 196,190 | 888 | 16 | 1 | 1 „ 220 „ .45 „ |
| 1902 | 169,951 | 46,232 | 216,183 | 1,148 | 7 | 1 | 1 „ 188 „ .53 „ |
| Average (5 years) | 148,360 | 44,161 | 192,521 | 925 | 0 | 2 | 1 ton in 208 tons, or .48% |
| 1903 | 160,741 | 57,734 | 218,475 | 1,304 | 15 | 3 | 1 ton in 168 tons, or .59% |
The quantity of fish condemned is the largest since 1894, when these
figures were first recorded in my Department. It will be seen they are no
less than 379 tons, 15 cwts., 1 qr. above the average for the five preceding
years.