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City of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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MONTHLY FISH RETURNS, 1914.
Table showing Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered,
| Month. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | cwt. | qrs. | Per cent. | |
| January | 14,528 | 4,966 | 19,494 | 45 | 18 | 3 | 1 ton in 424.359 tons, or "235 |
| February | 13,959 | 3,979 | 17,938 | 39 | 18 | 1 | 1 „ 449.433 „ „ "222 |
| March | 16,441 | 6,471 | 21,912 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 1 „ 620.956 „ „ .161 |
| April | 14,265 | 6,164 | 20,429 | 69 | 2 | 3 | 1 „ 295.483 „ „ .338 |
| May | 13,286 | 5,109 | 18,395 | 80 | 15 | 3 | 1 „ 227.696 „ „ .438 |
| June | 14,901 | 5,133 | 20,034 | 218 | 15 | 3 | 1 „ 91.568 „ „ 1.092 |
| July | 13,596 | 5,026 | 18,622 | 235 | 8 | 3 | 1 „ 79.095 „ „ 1.264 |
| August | 13,905 | 1,171 | 15,076 | 265 | 5 | 1 | 1 „ 56.834 „ „ 1.759 |
| September | 15,345 | 468 | 15,813 | 147 | 12 | 0 | 1 „ 107.134 „ „ 933 |
| October | 15,335 | 2,572 | 17,907 | 125 | 7 | 1 | 1 „ 142.841 „ „ .7 |
| November | 12,091 | 1,439 | 13,530 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 1 „ 333.659 „ „ .299 |
| December | 8,727 | 1,146 | 9,873 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 1 „ 215.626 „ „ .463 |
| Total | 165,379 | 43,644 | 209,023 | 1,349 | 17 | 1 | 1 „ 154.831 „ „ .646 |
Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets,
Smithfield, 1914.
Tons Cwts. Qrs.
January 127 11 0
February 128 4 0
March 155 16 0
April 140 3 0
May 124 4 0
June 132 4 0
July 112 14 0
August 92 0 0
September 94 0 0
October 116 10 0
November 110 8 0
December 95 5 0
Total 1,428 19 0
Of the above, 1 ton 15 cwts. 3 qrs. 13 lbs. were seized as unsound by
your Officers, and those of the Fishmongers' Company. This equals .126
per cent. of the whole, or 1 ton in 793 tons.