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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1915.
| Tons | Cwts. | Qrs. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 112 | 7 | 0 |
| February | 119 | 7 | 0 |
| March | 152 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 115 | 8 | 0 |
| May | 97 | 11 | 0 |
| June | 106 | 12 | 0 |
| July | 105 | 8 | 0 |
| August | 86 | 14 | 0 |
| September | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| October | 90 | 11 | 0 |
| November | 101 | 5 | 0 |
| December | 85 | 14 | 0 |
| Total | 1,254 | 19 | 0 |
Of the above, 14 cwts. 2 qrs. 11 lbs. were seized as unsound by
your Officers, and those of the Fishmongers' Company. This equals .058
per cent. of the whole, or 1 ton in 1,700 tons.
Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned . to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1915 and the five years 1910-1914.
| 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. | ||
| 1910 | 169,968 | 69,307 | 239,275 | 1,288 | 15 | 0 | 1 ton in 184 tons, or .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 „ |
| 1914 | 165,379 | 43,644 | 209,023 | 1,349 | 17 | 1 | 1 „ 155 „ .646 ,, |
| Average (5 years) | 162,813 | 62,872 | 225,685 | 1,411 | 19 | 3 | 1 ton in 163 tons, or .625 % |
| 1915 | 125,031 | 17,942 | 142,973 | 951 | 16 | 2 | 1 ton in 150 tons, or .666% |