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City of London 1905
[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 1905.
| Month. | Meat delivered at the Market. | Meat' seized the the Inspectors. | Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
| January | 36,326 | 5 | 3 | 114 | 18 | 1 | 1 ton in 317 tons, or .316 % |
| February | 34,293 | 15 | 0 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 371 „ .268 „ |
| March | 35,753 | 9 | 2 | 144 | 19 | 0 | 247 „ .408 „ |
| April | 31,528 | 17 | 2 | 89 | 12 | 3 | 352 „ .284 „ |
| May | 36,304 | 7 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 2 | 252 „ .396 „ |
| June | 34,482 | 4 | 2 | 233 | 0 | 1 | 148 „ .675 „ |
| July | 30,507 | 8 | 1 | 283 | 15 | 1 | 107 „ .930 „ |
| August | 33,060 | 18 | 3 | 261 | 11 | 3 | 126 „ .790 „ |
| September | 33,557 | 13 | 1 | 281 | 10 | 0 | 119 „ .861 „ |
| October | 35,981 | 14 | 3 | 183 | 17 | 0 | 198 „ .510 „ |
| November | 36,336 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 12 | 3 | 206 „ .483 „ |
| December | 37,164 | 1 | 2 | 123 | 4 | 3 | 301 „ .331 „ |
| Totals | 415,296 | 16 | 2 | 2,128 | 9 | 2 | 1 ton in 195 tons, or .512 % |