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City of London 1925

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Table: Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1924 and 1925.

Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1924 and 1925.

Month.Meat delivered at the Market, 1924.Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1924.Meat delivered at the Market, 1925.Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1925.
Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.Tonscwts.qrs.
January43,343009119041,0710071102
February38,57300657036,7120068101
March40,15300910339,914008120
April39,324001164239,7120074121
May41,62500988036,293007813
June37,4890012919235,6030087163
July41,7070013318338,34700102102
August35,397001004334,097007203
September39,5050010517038,55900111121
October44,2530012519141,0080010282
November33,143008412240,4240074122
December43,0080010016144,082006951
Totals477,520001,24471465,8220099431

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FISH SUPPLIES.
219,484 tons of fish, of which 193,782 were land-borne and 25,702 water-borne, were
received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was an increase of 3,694 tons in the land deliveries, and an increase of 4,068 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 1925.

*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 1925.

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.
Junuary15,33091,891517,2211487231 ton in 197.638 tons or 0-505
February15,011171,4711516,4831299631 „ 165.934 „ 0.602
March16,662162,4111019,0746112221 „ 170.112 „ 0.587
April15,59302,174017,76701251401 „ 137.360 ,, 0.707
May16,673151,7691818,443131591821 „ 115.326 „ 0.867
June16,029162.051418,0810222911 „ 81.277 „ 1.230
July17,218152,2631219,4827251801 77.495 „ 1.290
August15,941182,650918,59272851201 „ 66.099 „ 1.536
September16,405112,553018,958111591901 „ 118.527 „ 0.843
October17,09662,735019,83161641911 „ 120.217 „ 0.831
November16,000192,305018,30519103221 „ 177.512 „ 0.563
December15,816141,4251917,2421350611 ,, 342.711 ,, 0.291
Totals193,7811625,70212219,48481,822031 „ 113.601 „ 0.832
Compiled from thr monthly returns from thr fishmongers' company.

Table: Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1925 and the five years 1920—1924.

Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1925 and the five years 1920—1924.

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.
1920231,86619,622251,4882,7201721 ton in 92.425 tons, or 1.081 %
1921198,83928,658227,4972,5801711 „ 88.089 ,, 1.134 ,,
1922210,91431,471242,3852,2591001 „ 107.273 „ 0.932 „
1923211,73627,479239,2152,007331 „ 119.178 „ 0.839 „
1924190,08821,634211,7221,617721 „ 130.933 „ 0.763 „
Average (5 years)208,68925,773234,46211,1851601 ton in 107.579 tons or 0.950%
1925193,78225,702219,4841,822031 ton in 113.601 tons or 0.832%