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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1908.
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 142 | 10 | 0 |
| February | 192 | 4 | 0 |
| March | 165 | 16 | 0 |
| April | 142 | 10 | 0 |
| May | 176 | 10 | 0 |
| June | 130 | 4 | 0 |
| July | 128 | 3 | 0 |
| August | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 130 | 18 | 0 |
| October | 160 | 6 | 0 |
| November | 137 | 3 | 0 |
| December- | 144 | 7 | 0 |
| 1,791 | 11 | 0 |
Of the above, 7 tons 1 cwt. 0 qrs. 8 lbs. were seized by your Officers,
and those of the Fishmongers' Company as unsound, equal to .393 per cent.
or 1 ton in 254 tons.
Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1908 and the five tears 1903-1907.
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts. | qrs. | ||
| 1903 | 160,741 | 57,734 | 218,475 | 1,304 | 15 | 3 | 1 ton in 168 tons, or .595% |
| 1904 | 185,872 | 57,934 | 243,806 | 1,098 | 0 | 2 | 1 „ 222 „ .450 „ |
| 1905 | 164,016 | 47,626 | 211,642 | 674 | 3 | 2 | 1 „ 314 „ .318,, |
| 1906 | 157,591 | 55,483 | 213,074 | 1,444 | 17 | 3 | 1 „ 147 „ .678 „ |
| 1907 | 162,115 | 71,630 | 233,745 | 783 | 16 | 0 | 1 „ 297 „ .335,, |
| Average (5 years) | 166,067 | 58,081 | 224,148 | 1,061 | 2 | 3 | 1 ton in 211 tons, or .473 % |
| 1908 | 177.892 | 63,295 | 241,187 | 1,236 | 12 | 3 | 1 ton in 195 tons, or .511 % |