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City of London 1906
[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 1906.
| Month. | Meat delivered at the Market. | Meat seized by the Inspectors. | Ratio of Meat condemned to that delivered. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | cwts. | qrs. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | 1 ton in 293 tons, or .340 % | |
| January | 38,503 | 4 | 0 | 131 | 3 | 2 | |
| February | 33,703 | 1 | 3 | 93 | 18 | 2 | „ 359 „ .278 „ |
| March | 37,461 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 9 | 1 | „ 185 „ .540 „ |
| April | 34,889 | 16 | 1 | 137 | 3 | 3 | „ 254 „ .392 „ |
| May | 36,176 | 14 | 0 | 253 | 1 | 2 | „ 143 „ .699 „ |
| June | 34,617 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 1 | 0 | „ 254 „ .391 „ |
| July | 32,802 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 11 | 0 | „ 269 „ .373 „ |
| August | 32,979 | 11 | 0 | 268 | 12 | 1 | „ 122 „ .814 „ |
| September | 32,026 | 10 | 1 | 184 | 12 | 1 | „ 173 „ .576 „ |
| October | 36,763 | 12 | 2 | 196 | 14 | 0 | „ 188 „ .529 „ |
| November | 35,490 | 0 | 2 | 106 | 11 | 3 | „ 333 „ .300 „ |
| December | 36,514 | 19 | 0 | 84 | 17 | 2 | „ 430 „ .232 „ |
| Totals | 421,927 | 13 | 3 | 1,917 | 16 | 1 | 1 ton in 220 tons, or .454 % |