[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 118

City of London 1905

[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 supplied by the Superintendent of the Market:—

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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 supplied by the Superintendent of the Market:—

	1903.	1904.	1905.
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
Average daily delivery into the Markets	1,341	1,355	1,352
Minimum on any one day	237	217	223
Maximum delivery	4,209	3,334	3,769
The heaviest weight previously recorded on any one day (21st December, 1896) was		4,159 tons.

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One ton in every 195 tons of meat paying toll in the Central Markets,
Smithfield, was condemned last year, as compared with one ton in 264 in
1904.

Table: MEAT INSPECTION. The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 2,128 tons 9 cwts. 2 qrs., including 371 tons 17 cwts. 1 qr. 23 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

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MEAT INSPECTION.

The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 2,128 tons 9 cwts. 2 qrs., including 371 tons 17 cwts. 1 qr. 23 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.

Month.	1903.			1904.			1905.
	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts.	qrs.	Tons	cwts	qrs.
January	60	3	2	84	4	1	114	18	1
February	55	1	1	111	7	2	92	7	1
March	84	1	2	75	3	3	144	19	0
April	108	3	0	177	0	2	89	12	3
May	59	19	2	189	4	3	144	0	2
June	65	8	0	146	6	1	233	0	1
July	131	8	0	115	17	0	283	15	1
August	76	7	1	92	5	1	261	11	3
September	135	2	2	128	8	0	281	10	0
October	182	15	2	238	16	2	183	17	0
November	89	17	0	79	14	0	175	12	3
December	94	2	1	117	14	2	123	4	3
Totals	1,142	9	1	1,556	2	1	*2,128	9	2
* The heaviest total recorded.

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City of London 1905

Table: Some idea of the magnitude of the work of your Inspectors of Slaughterhouses and Meat may be obtained from the following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market:—

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Table: MEAT INSPECTION. The seizures of diseased and unsound meat amounted to 2,128 tons 9 cwts. 2 qrs., including 371 tons 17 cwts. 1 qr. 23 lbs. of imported frozen and chilled meat.