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City of London 1910

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

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118
TUBERCULOUS MEAT.
An account has been kept of the meat seizures during the year on account of
Tuberculosis, and of the diseased meat recorded above, 22 tons 4 cwts. 2 qrs.
6 lbs., or 18 per cent., of the total quantity was found to be tuberculous.

Table: UNSOUND MEAT, 1910. The meat, &c., seized by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

UNSOUND MEAT, 1910. The meat, &c., seized by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

1910.Diseased.Unsound.Unwholesome.Poultry.Offal.Fish.Total.
tons.cwts.qrslbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts. qrslbs.tons.cwtsqrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
First Quarter178312249431813814185313111432102003104.312
Second „922525540264413910190172219318172034315019
Third „7171517572174791713301521111150301226511315
Fourth „841033483180193950312516212211932500007551026
Total11819125116314324144412316843178602311221216752124
The above figures include 34,541 separate seizures.

Table: 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:—

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.Unsound.1Unwholesome.
Per Cent.Per Cent.Per Cent.
19057.988.43.7
19068.688.13.3
190715.177.47.5
190814.278.27.5
19097.587.55.0
Average for 5 years10.783.95.4
19107.184.28.7
* Including poultry, offal and fish.