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City of London 1913

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

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Table: UNSOUND MEAT, 1913. The meat, &c., seized by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

UNSOUND MEAT, 1913. The meat, &c., seized by your Inspectors as unfit for food is classified as under:—

1913.Diseased.Unsound.Unwholesome.Poultry.Offal.Fish.Total.
tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.tons.Cwtsqrs.lbs.tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
First Quarter38334168709171202691221225421500627259209
Second „3115013183606211302110819344313116126283404
Third „2319141181511539721614011037191172162623618212
Fourth „46141131151432723515291500571703051127311321
Total140122658632110118112631613155532050041,05216218
The above figures include 49,578 separate seizures.

Table: The percentages of meat seized under the various headings of the above Table during 1913 and for the preceding five years, classed as diseased, unsound and unwholesome, were as follows:—

The percentages of meat seized under the various headings of the above Table during 1913 and for the preceding five years, classed as diseased, unsound and unwholesome, were as follows:—

Year.Diseased.Unsound.1Unwholesome.
Per Cent.Per Cent.Per Cent.
190814.278.27.5
19097.587.55.0
19107.184.28.7
19113.893.13.1
191212.579.28.3
Average for 5 years9.084.46.5
191313.477.09.6
* Includes poultry, offal and fish.