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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1913 and the five years 1908-1912.
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| 1908 | Tons. 177,892 | Tons. 63,295 | Tons. 241,187 | Tons 1,236 | cwts 12 | qrs. 3 | 1 ton in 195 tons, or .511 % |
| 1909 | 179,157 | 68,918 | 248,075 | 946 | 15 | 1 | 1 „ 262 „ -383 „ |
| 1910 | 169,968 | 69,307 | 239,275 | 1,288 | 15 | 0 | 1 „ 184 „ .538,, |
| 1911 | 163,377 | 71,091 | 234,468 | 1,835 | 12 | 0 | 1 „ 127 „ .782 „ |
| 1912 | 155,286 | 68,640 | 223,926 | 1,336 | 8 | 0 | 1 „ 168 „ .596 „ |
| Average (5 years) | 169,136 | 68,250 | 237,386 | 1,328 | 16 | 2 | 1 ton in 179 tons, or .569% |
| 1913 | 160,053 | 61,678 | 221,731 | 1,249 | 5 | 3 | 1 ton in 178 tons, or 563% |
INSPECTION OF FOOD AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES, &c.
As a result of the daily inspection of the City Wharves, 142 loads of Unsound Food
were removed from these places during the year 1913 by the Cleansing Department.
The material so disposed of comprised :—
(a) Unsound Condensed Milk—
Tons. Cwts. Qrs.
1. Milk seized and condemned by Magistrate (Sect. 47,
Public Health (London) Act, 1891) 0 0 0
2. Amount of Condensed Milk, regarded as unfit for human
consumption submitted by owners to Medical Officer of
Health
(a) Amount used for other purposes than human
consumption under guarantee from owners 2 15 0
(b) Amount destroyed by Corporation at request of
owners 19 18 0
3. Amount of imported Condensed Milk, unfit for human
food, destroyed under supervision of Customs
Authorities 000
(b) Other Tinned Food—
Tinned fruit and vegetables 9 7 2
Miscellaneous tinned food 55 7 3
Fruit pulp 38 3 1
Fruit and vegetables 49 6 2
Miscellaneous food 1 16 0
Total - 176 14 0
The greater portion of the above was removed at the written request of the owners.