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City of London 1914
[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 1914 and the five years 1909.1913.
| Year. | Weight of Fish Delivered. | Total. | Weight of Fish Condemned. | Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Land. | By Water. | ||||||
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons | cwts | qrs. | ||
| 1909 | 179,157 | 68,918 | 248,075 | 946 | 15 | 1 | 1 ton in 262 tons, or .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 „ |
| 1913 | 160,053 | 61,678 | 221,731 | 1,249 | 5 | 3 | 1 „ 178 „ .563,, |
| Average (5 years) | 165,569 | 67,927 | 233,496 | 1,331 | 7 | 1 | 1 ton in 184 tons, or .573 % |
| 1914 | 165,379 | 43,644 | 209,023 | 1,349 | 17 | 1 | 1 ton in 155 tons, or .646% |
INSPECTION OF FOOD AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES, &c.
As a result of the daily inspection of the City Wharves, 84 loads of Unsound Food
were removed from these places during the year 1914 by the Cleansing Department.
The material so disposed of comprised:—
Tons. Cwts. Qrs.
Tinned fruit and vegetables 9 7 0
Miscellaneous tinned food 18 4 2
Fruit pulp 23 14 0
Fruit and vegetables 41 5 0
Miscellaneous food 540
Total 97 14 2
The greater portion of the above was removed at the request of the owners.
There has been a marked decrease in the quantity of food destroyed under the
above heading. In 1913 the weight of food so destroyed was 176 tons 14 cwts. This
wide difference is doubtless accounted for by the fact that a large firm of tinned goods
importers, who weekly surrendered about 1 ton 5 cwts. for destruction, have removed
from the City of London to more commodious premises in an adjoining district.
ICE CREAM.
In 1914 there were 191 premises in the City where ice cream was sold, as
compared with 269 in 1913.
In 89 instances the ice cream sold at these establishments was manufactured
under supervision within the City, and in 102 the commodity was prepared in other
districts and brought into the City for sale. In the latter cases, letters of enquiry
relating: to the conditions of manufacture were sent to the Medical Officers of Health
of the Boroughs in which the ice creams were made. It is satisfactory to note that
favourable replies were received in each case as to the manner and condition of
preparation.