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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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UNSOUND MEAT, 1905.
The meat seized by your Inspectors as unfit for the food of man is classified as under:—
| 1905. | Diseased. | Putrid. | Unwholesome. | Poultry. | Offal. | Fish. | Total. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwta. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs | lbs. | tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lts. | |
| First Quarter | 65 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 350 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Second „ | 38 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 311 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 421 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
| Third „ | 19 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 772 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 51 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 873 | 5 | 3 | 23 |
| Fourth „ | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 365 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 482 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| Total | 167 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1658 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 77 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 89 | 18 | 3 | 24 | 132 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 2123 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| The above figures include 37,928 separate seizures. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The percentages of Meat seized under a summary of the various headings of the above Table and for the preceding five years, were as follows:—
| Year. | Diseased. | Putrid.* | Unwholesome. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Per Cent. | Per Cent. | Per Cent. | |
| 1900 | 10.1 | 85.9 | 4.0 |
| 1901 | 8.1 | 89.0 | 2.9 |
| 1902 | 17.4 | 77.7 | 4.9 |
| 1903 | 16.9 | 76.4 | 6.7 |
| 1904 | 13.9 | 78.8 | 7.2 |
| Average for 5 years | 13.3 | 81.5 | 5.1 |
| 1905 | 7.9 | 88.4 | 3.7 |
| * Including poultry, offal and fish. | |||
It is satisfactory to note the decrease in the percentage of diseased meat
seized, which is the lowest proportion yet recorded.