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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Whenever marked meat is condemned by your officers the labels are
removed and forwarded to the Consul-General, with the object of enabling
him to investigate the circumstances under which such meat was passed for
export.
In order to perfect the system as far as possible, the Netherland Authorities
were requested to furnish the results of their enquiries in each case. The
importance of such action is emphasized by the fact that Holland furnishes
more than 70 per cent. of the total import of pork.
IMPORTED FROM DENMARK.
| meat. | pork. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Of Cattle. | Carcasses seized as diseased, or unfit for food. | Of Sheep. | Carcasses seized as diseased, or unfit for food. | Fresh. | Carcasses seized as diseased, or unfit for food. | |
| January | ... | 99 | ||||
| February | 3,121 | ... | 81 | ... | 3,242 | 34 |
| March | 2,181 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1,566 | 5 |
| April | 1,811 | ... | 25 | ... | 669 | ... |
| May | 1,580 | ... | 99 | ... | 376 | ... |
| June | 190 | ... | 68 | ... | 334 | 1 |
| July | 33 | ... | 50 | ... | 43 | ... |
| August | ... | 117 | ... | 13 | ... | |
| September | 163 | ... | 1,688 | ... | 267 | ... |
| October | 298 | ... | 2,874 | ... | 1,095 | ... |
| November | 419 | ... | 3,086 | ... | 1,676 | ... |
| December | 267 | ... | 59 | ... | 1,863 | 3 |
| Total for 1905 | 13,970 | 1 | 7,647 | 1 | 16,705 | 142 |
| Total from Denmark to United Kingdom | 15,240 | ... | 8,783 | ... | 17,032 | ... |
In addition to the above, 1,232,152 cwts. of salted bacon were exported
from Esbjerg to Parkeston, and 1,517,372 cwts. from Denmark to the United
Kingdom during 1905.