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City of London 1921

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

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FISH SUPPLIES.
227,497 tons of fish, of which 198,839 were land.borne and 28,658 water.borne,
were received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was a decrease of 33,027 tons in the land deliveries, and an increase of
9,036 tons in the deliveries by water.
MONTHLY FISH RETURNS.

Table: Table showing Weight of Fish, Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and Percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or nearBillingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1921.

Table showing Weight of Fish, Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and Percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or nearBillingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1921.

Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water.
Tons.Tons.TonsTons.cwts.qrs.Per Cent.
January17,5221,60619,128801321 ton in 237.108 tons or 0.421
February18,2311,92620,157155021 „ 130.028 „ 0.769
March17,9781,66319,641631611 „ 307.792 „ 0.324
April16,5881,87318,461180611 „ 102.385 ,, 0.976
May14,9872,18817,175171401 „ 100.321 ,, 0.996
June14,4902,06016,5502021501 „ 86.628 ,, 1.225
July15,1912,29817,4894471201 „ 39.074 „ 2.559
August16,4923,41819,910436931 ,, 45.614 ,, 2.192
September15,6473,46719,1142511501 „ 75.926 ,, 1.317
October17,0872,98420,071285231 ,, 70.392 ,, 1.420
November18,6433,15021,7931761231 „ 123.380 „ 0.010
December15,9832,02518,008129921 „ 139.091 „ 0.718
Total198,83928,658227.4972,5801711 „ 88.089 „ 1.134

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* Compiled from the Monthly Returns furnished to the Corporation by the Fishmongers' Company.

Table: Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1921.

Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets, Smithfield, 1921.

Tons.cwts.qrs.
January109190
February12100
March101160
April109150
May94160
June92140
July7920
August8510
September9610
October11160
November11690
December9360
Total1,21150

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Of the above, 11 tons 11 cwts. 0 qrs. 5 lbs. were seized as unsound by your
Officers and those of the Fishmongers' Company. This equals 0.95 per cent. of the
whole, or 1 ton in 105 tons.

Table: Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1921 and the five years 1916—1920.

Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1921 and the five years 1916—1920.

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.
1916114,2684,529118,7971,183501 ton in 100 tons, or .996%
1917111,5483,623115,1691,750631 „ 66 „ 1.520 „
1918121,270154121,4242,166911 „ 56.047 1.784 „
1919158,3269,360167,6863,0791621 „ 54.444 „ 1.837 „
1920231,86619,622251,4882,7201721 „ 92.425 „ 1.081 „
Average (5 years)147,4557,457154,9132,180301 ton in 71.056 tons or 1.407%
1921198,83928,658227,4972,5801711 ton in 88.089 tons or 1 . 134%