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City of London 1911

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

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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.*Unwholesome.
Per Cent.Per Cent.Per Cent.
19068.688.13.3
190715.177.47.5
190814.278.27.5
19097.587.55.0
19107.184.28.7
Average for 5 years10.583.16.4
19113.893.13.1
* Including poultry, offal and fish.

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Of the above, 7 tons 14 cwts. 0 qrs. 27 lbs. were seized by your Officers,
and those of the Fishmongers' Company as unsound, equal to ·494 per cent.
or 1 ton in 200 tons.

Table: Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat seized as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1910 and 1911.

Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat seized as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1910 and 1911.

Month.Meat delivered at the Market, 1910.Meat seized by the Inspectors, 1910.Meat delivered at the Market, 1911.Meat seized by the Inspectors, 1911.
Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.lbs.
January35,837007514037,618002192316
February32,227001323334,225001741718
March36,06000995038,397002234213
April35,3940015111134,593001501830
May33,04600842037,93900261530
June33,42700681138,070001951320
July33,9860013614332,12300138300
August33,005008714131,95900260810
September34,639006717235,665001921200
October35,235001330037,88300134000
November38,4200025113138,899002021720
December38,2750034915336,35300113910
Totals419,551001,637123433,724002,2661239