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City of London 1928

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

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Table: *The sources of origin of the Central Markets Supplies during the past five years are here expressed in terms per cent. of the total annual deliveries.

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*The sources of origin of the Central Markets Supplies during the past five years are here expressed in terms per cent. of the total annual deliveries.

1924	16.6	5.2	10.6	0.3	48.4	18.9
1925	14.4	4.9	13.7	10	47.5	18.5
1926	16.1	5.4	8.4	0.9	49.1	20.1
1927	21.1	6.6	4.1	0.2	48.8	19.2
1928	22.1	5.7	4.9	—	48.6	18.7

Table: The following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market are of interest:—

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The following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market are of interest:—

	1924.	1925.	1926.	1927.	1928.
	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.	Tons.
Average daily delivery into the Markets	1,560	1,517	1,564	1,594	1,478
**Minimum delivery on any one day	181	147	144	286	256
Maximum delivery on any one day	4,775	5,160	5,259	4,278	3,699
The heaviest weight previously recorded on any one day (20th December, 1926) was	....	....	5,259	tons.

Table: Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1927 and 1928.

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Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1927 and 1928.

Month.	Meat delivered at the Market, 1927.			Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1927.			Meat delivered at the Market, 1928.			Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1928.
Month.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.
January	42,719	0	0	108	6	3	42,535	0	0	68	9	0
February	38,456	0	0	91	14	2	39,256	0	0	98	7	2
March	44,395	0	0	174	13	2	41,207	0	0	54	0	1
April	39,564	0	0	67	14	0	38,686	0	0	57	3	3
May	46,191	0	0	90	17	2	38,503	0	0	100	10	3
June	39,227	0	0	112	16	0	35,200	0	0	151	14	2
July	36,756	0	0	81	12	2	34,736	0	0	100	11	0
August	38,875	0	0	114	15	3	37,457	0	0	108	0	1
September	40,258	0	0	95	12	1	35,413	0	0	71	13	0
October	41,819	0	0	85	13	1	43,046	0	0	139	15	3
November	42,147	0	0	135	12	2	41,944	0	0	142	11	3
December	42,885	0	0	59	14	1	42,174	0	0	160	0	1
Totals	493,292	0	0	1,219	2	3	470,157	0	0	1,252	17	3

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One ton in every 375 tons of meat paying toll in the Central Markets, Smithfield, was
condemned last year, as compared with one ton in 404 in 1927.
*1 am indebted to the Clerk and Superintendent of the Central Markets for the figures relating to the market
supplies, sources of origin, &c.
** The minimum deliveries relate to Saturdays when practically no wholesale business at the Market is carried out.
† Includes " General Foreign Meat and Produce." ‡ Includes South American Imports.
FISH SUPPLIES.
239,024 tons of fish, of which 214,426 were land-borne and 24,598 water-borne, were
received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was an increase of 7,370 tons in the land deliveries, and an increase of 1,694
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 1928.

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* 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 1928.

Month.	Weight of Fish Delivered.						Total.			Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
Month.	By Land.			By Water.			Total.			Weight of Fish Condemned.			Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
	Tons.	cwts	qrs.	Tons.	cwts	qrs.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.
January	15,973	11	3	1,346	10	0	17,320	1	3	50	5	3	1 ton in 344.421 tons, or 0 290%
February	16,211	19	2	2,210	0	0	18,421	19	2	145	18	2	„ 126.242 „ „ 0.792
March	18,115	19	2	2,057	15	3	20,173	15	1	125	18	3	„ 160.188 ,, ,, 0.624
April	16,917	12	2	1,896	13	0	18,814	5	2	183	18	1	„ 102.3 „ ,, 0.977
May	19,546	7	0	1,682	14	1	21,229	1	1	268	6	2	„ 79.117 ,, ,, 1.264
June	18,706	19	3	1,697	9	0	20,404	8	3	197	19	0	103.078 ,, ,, 0.970
July	17,483	17	1	2,009	8	2	19,493	5	3	324	16	3	„ 60.009 „ ,, 1.666
August	18,740	13	1	2,519	2	2	21,259	15	3	248	7	1	85.599 ,, ,, 1.168
September	17,641	9	0	2,740	10	2	20,381	19	2	317	0	0	„ 64.296 „ „ 1.555
October	19,210	18	3	2,711	19	2	21,922	18	1	173	15	2	„ 126.157 ,, ,, 0.792
November	18,530	18	3	2,110	17	2	20,641	16	1	113	0	3	„ 182.610 ,, „ 0.547
December	17,345	12	1	1,615	4	0	18,960	16	1	92	5	1	„ 205.509 „ „ 0.480
Totals	214,425	19	1	24,598	4	2	239,024	3	3	2,241	12	1	„ 106.163 „ „ 0.903

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* Compiled from the Monthly Returns received from the Fishmongers' Company.

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City of London 1928

Table: *The sources of origin of the Central Markets Supplies during the past five years are here expressed in terms per cent. of the total annual deliveries.

Table: The following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market are of interest:—

Table: Table showing Weight of Meat delivered, and Meat delivered to Contractors as unsound, during each Month of the Years 1927 and 1928.

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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 1928.

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