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City of London 1922

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

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42
FISH SUPPLIES.
242,385 tons of fish, of which 210,914 were land-borne and 31,471 water-borne,
were received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was a increase of 12,075 tons in the land deliveries, and an increase of
2,813 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 near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1922.

Table showing Weight of Fish, Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and Percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off that place, during each month of the year 1922.

Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water
Tons.cwts.Tons.cwts.Tons.cwts.Tons.cwts.qrs.Per Cent.
January14,754121,508016,26212711011 ton in 227.409 tons or0.439
February16,196132,536018,732131111731 ,, 167.423 ,,0.596
March19,29393,288022,5819204621 „ 110.517 ,,0.904
April15,570112,882018,45211128601 ,, 143.823 ,,0.695
May18,75042,4261021,17614410701 „ 51.606 „1.937
June17,468132,2251819,69411203901 „ 96.802 ,,1.033
July17,698162,814020,51216321531 ,, 63.845 ,,1.566
August18,28803,184521,47252021911 „ 105.794 ,,0.945
September17,681153,017020,698152211921 „ 93 248 ,,1.072
October19,71203,284022,99602321621 ,, 98.769 ,,1.012
November18,90412,2551521,1591662611 „ 339.577 ,,0.293
December16,59502,049518,644588611 „ 211.116 ,,0.473
Total210,9131431,47013242.384722591001 „ 107.273 ,,0.932

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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,

Monthly Deliveries of Fish at London Central Markets,

Smithfield, 1922.Tons.cwts.qrs.
January78150
February68140
March92180
April8250
May9700
June85120
July8660
August7500
September75180
October80190
November81100
December71110
Total97680

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Of the above, 4 tons 8 cwts. 0 qrs. 16 lbs. were seized as unsound by your
Officers and those of the Fishmongers' Company. This equals .45 per cent. of the
whole, or 1 ton in 222 tons.

Table: Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1922 and the five years 1917—1921.

Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1922 and the five years 1917—1921.

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.
1917111,5483,623115,1691,750631 ton in 66 tons, or 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 „
1921198,83928,658227,4972,5801711 „ 88.089 „ 1.134 „
Average (5 years)164,37012,283176,6532,4591321 ton in 71.819 tons or 1.392%
1922210,91431,471242,3852,2591001 ton in 107.273 tons or 0.932%