Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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*SUPPLIES FOR THE YEAR 1929—465,851 TONS.
| Source of Supply. | Beef and Veal. | Mutton and Lamb. | Pork and Bacon. | Poultry and Game. | Rabbits. | Butter and Cheese. | Eggs. | Sundries. | Totals. | Ratio per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24,725 | 12,512 | 22,763 | 9,907 | 1,118 | 335 | 1,127 | 274 | 72,761 | 15.6 |
| Scotland | 14,653 | 17,632 | 81 | 528 | 39 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 32,946 | 7.1 |
| Ireland | 5,259 | 2,064 | 7,445 | 1,969 | 5 | 31 | 54 | 6 | 16,883 | 3.6 |
| Totals—Home Produce | 44,637 | 32,208 | 30,289 | 12,404 | 1,162 | 367 | 1,185 | 288 | 122,540 | 26.3 |
| Australia | 6,867 | 10,814 | 151 | 17 | 3,535 | 187 | 40 | — | 21,611 | 4.6 |
| New Zealand | 1,656 | 63,115 | 2,674 | 29 | 336 | 527 | — | 3 | 68,340 | 14.7 |
| Canada and South Africa | 135 | — | 79 | 79 | — | 63 | 79 | 2 | 437 | 01 |
| Totals—Dominion Produce | 8,658 | 73,929 | 2,904 | 125 | 3,871 | 777 | 119 | 5 | 90,388 | 19.4 |
| Totals—Empire Produce | 53,295 | 106,137 | 33,193 | 12,259 | 5,033 | 1,144 | 1,304 | 293 | 212,928 | 45.7 |
| United States of America | 1,330 | 102 | 978 | 88 | — | 1 | — | 121 | 2,620 | 0.6 |
| Argentina | 175,411 | 31,155 | 1,431 | 153 | — | 431 | 18 | 9 | 208,608 | 44.8 |
| Uruguay | 9,300 | 2,058 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11,359 | 2.4 |
| Brazil, Patagonia, Chili, etc. | 7,164 | 441 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 7,612 | 1.6 |
| Netherlands | — | — | 5,759 | 1,263 | 341 | 282 | 498 | 87 | 8,230 | 1.8 |
| Denmark | — | — | 1,331 | 2 | — | 14 | 51 | 2 | 1,400 | 0.3 |
| France, Italy, Russia, and | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| other countries | — | 73 | 725 | 9,708 | 1,181 | 154 | 1,162 | 91 | 13,094 | 2.8 |
| Totals—Foreign Produce | 193,205 | 33,829 | 10,232 | 11,214 | 1,522 | 882 | 1,729 | 310 | 252,923 | 54.3 |
| Grand Totals | 246,500 | 139,966 | 43,425 | 23 743 | 6,555 | 2,026 | 3,033 | 603 | 465,851 | 100.0 |
*I am indebted to the Clerk and Superintendent of the Central Markets for the figures relating to the market supplies, sources and origin, &c.
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