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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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LEADENHALL MARKET AND CITY SHOPS.
The Leadenhall Market and City Shops have been systematically inspected during the year, and the following table shows the amount and variety of unsound food dealt with:—
| Bacon (Pieces) | 19 | Milk (Tins) | 250 |
| Beef „ | 28 | Mutton (Carcases) | 15 |
| „ (Tins) | 173 | „ (Pieces) | 25 |
| „ (Sides) | 1 | Oysters (Bags) | 2 |
| Brawn (Cases) | 3 | Partridges | 2,281 |
| Capercailzies | 21 | Pheasants | 717 |
| Cheese (lbs.) | 4 | Pigeons | 2,337 |
| Chickens and Pouissins | 255 | Plovers | 808 |
| Cream (Tins) | 118 | Ptarmigan | 157 |
| Curlew | 14 | Pork (Carcases) | 4 |
| Ducks | 1,442 | „ (Pieces) | 2 |
| Eggs | 1,414 | Quail | 659 |
| Fowls | 3,788 | Rabbits | 6,229 |
| Fruit (Tins) | 458 | Salmon (Tins) | 92 |
| Game (Black) | 50 | Snipe | 632 |
| „ (Unclassified) | 798 | Spleens | 45 |
| Geese | 142 | Teal | 93 |
| Grouse | 170 | Tongues (Beef) | 30 |
| Guinea Fowl | 41 | „ (Sheep) | 24 |
| Hares | 786 | „ (Tins) | 9 |
| Hazelhens | 180 | „ (Cases) | 2 |
| Ham, Green (Cases) | 3 | Turkeys | 506 |
| Heads (Beef) | 47 | Veal(Cases) | 3 |
| „ (Pigs) | 14 | ,, (Pieces) | 5 |
| Herrings (Tins) | 2 | Venison (Carcases) | 8 |
| Kidneys (Boxes) | 41 | „ (Pieces) | 25 |
| Livers (Pigs) | 5 | Widgeon | 128 |
| „ (Ox) | 194 | Woodcock | 120 |
| Lobster (Cases) | 16 |
Total weight for the year 1928 = 27 tons 4 cwts. 2 qrs. 21 lbs.
„ „ „ „ 1927 = 25 „ 18 „ 2 „ 25 „
Increase 1 „ 5 „ 3 „ 24 „
SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUNDNESS, 1928.
| Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Venison in lbs. | Goat in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Cheese in lbs. | Furred Game. No. | Feathered Game. No. | Tinned | Fish in lbs. | Butter in lbs. | Eggs. No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milk. No. | Meat. No. | |||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 626,235 | 77,870 | 2,933 | 881 | – | – | 32,108 | – | _ | – | – | 156 | 1,176 | – | – | – |
| Australia | 29,533 | 54,886 | 801 | 555 | — | — | 1,653 | — | — | 1,769 | — | — | — | — | — | – |
| Austria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,821 | — | — | — | – | – |
| Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6,985 | 1,099 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Brazil | 170,329 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | – | — | – | – |
| Britain | 23,878 | 43,780 | 77,673 | 10,733 | 2,317 | 476 | 71,528 | 9,900 | 20 | 9,985 | 33,674 | 1,764 | 453 | 1,426 | 56 | – |
| Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Chili | – | 16,518 | – | – | – | – | 439 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Denmark | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | 4,476 | — | — | — | – | – | — | – | – |
| France | — | — | – | —- | — | — | — | 1,200 | — | 2,653 | 9,164 | 84 | 20 | — | — | – |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16,455 | — | 37 | 798 | 1,802 | 935 | — | — | – |
| Hungary | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | 534 | — | — | — | – | – |
| Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 494 | _ | – | – | – | – |
| Ireland | 4,441 | 2,655 | 16,967 | 5,285 | – | — | 25,395 | 543 | – | 5,283 | 2,842 | 345 | 8 | – | – | – |
| New Zealand | 52,208 | 154,095 | 9,282 | 640 | — | — | 18,821 | — | — | 75 | — | — | – | — | – | – |
| Russia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | 3,198 | – | – | – | – | – |
| South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sweden | — | — | — | — | – | — | — | 882 | – | — | — | — | – | — | – | – |
| U.S.A. | — | — | 225 | — | – | — | 761 | 48 | – | — | — | 758 | 445 | – | – | – |
| Uruguay | 2,357 | 4,499 | — | — | – | — | 251 | – | – | — | – | – | – | — | – | — |
| Totals, 1928 | 908,981 | 354,357 | 107,881 | 18,094 | 2,317 | 476 | 151,015 | 33,517 | 20 | 26,802 | 53,624 | 4,909 | 3,037 | 1,426 | 56 | |
| Totals, 1927 | 1,249,681 | 267,216 | 122,871 | 11,017 | 3,543 | 329 | 177,220 | 32,233 | 2,007 | 42,008 | 41,575 | 7,899 | 3,647 | 8,212 | 50 | 13,375 |