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City of London 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUNDNESS, 1929.
| Countries. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Venison in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Game | Bacon in lbs. | Cheese in lbs. | Tinned | Fish in lbs. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furred. | Feathered. | Milk. | Meat. | ||||||||||
| Argentine | 586,283 | 59,703 | 6,089 | 15 | — | 42,405 | — | — | — | _ | 73 | 674 | — |
| Australia | 6,834 | 45,465 | 182 | 50 | — | 3,788 | 1,349 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,387 | 410 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil | 6,627 | 146 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Britain | 22,610 | 30,216 | 61,466 | 10,836 | 1,072 | 39,873 | 22,302 | 25,892 | 4,031 | 1,270 | 789 | 149 | — |
| Canada | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 312 | — | — | — | 2,718 |
| Chile | — | 4,373 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denmark | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 536 | 7,335 | — | 10 | 16 | — |
| Egypt | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 250 | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 5,299 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holland | — | — | — | — | — | — | 593 | 1,681 | 7,791 | 23 | 3,571 | 672 | — |
| Hungary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.427 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland | 3,284 | 2,858 | 17,972 | 4,445 | — | 22,783 | 146 | 2,537 | 2,823 | — | 24 | 3 | — |
| Italy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 951 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manchuria | — | —_ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Zealand | 9,831 | 103,819 | 12,355 | — | — | 13,052 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Poland | — | — | — | _— | — | — | — | — | 1,324 | — | — | — | — |
| Russia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,099 | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.S.A. | — | — | — | — | — | 16,565 | — | 706 | 130 | — | 826 | 178 | — |
| Uruguay | 4,171 | 6,302 | — | — | — | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals, 1929 | 639,640 | 252,822 | 98,064 | 15,346 | 1,072 | 138,929 | 25,942 | 41,788 | 23,746 | 1,293 | 5,293 | 1,682 | 2,718 |
| Totals, 1928 | 908,981 | 354,357 | 107,881 | 18,094 | 2,137 | 151,015 | 26,802 | 53,624 | 33,517 | 20 | 4,909 | 3,037 | 1,426 |
SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Markets | 821 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Cold Stores | 284 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Leadenhall Market and City Shops | Shops 21 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
| Total for the year 1929 | 1,127 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Total for the year 1928 | 1,252 | 17 | 3 | 0 |
| Total for the year 1929 | 1,127 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Decrease | 125 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
Twenty-eight Naval Officers received training in meat inspection at the Central Markets,
Smithfield, during the year.
EXPORT OF MEAT.
During the year 93 certificates were issued at the request of merchants in connection
with meat which it was proposed to export to other countries.
PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.—UNSOUND MEAT—PROSECUTION.
Serial
No. Date. Business. Where heard. Before whom. Offence. Result.
1 13/5/29 Pig Guildhall. Ald. William Under the City of London Fined
Breeders. P. Neal. (Various Powers) Act, 1911, £10 10s. 0d.
section 39, being the persons Costs
who consigned the diseased £6 6s. 0d.
carcases of two pigs and ten
pigs' plucks for sale for
human consumption.
*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.
| British. | American. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Killed. Per cent. | Town Killed. Per cent. | †Foreign Killed. Per cent. | Home Killed. Per cent. | American Killed.‡ Per cent. | Australian and New Zealand. Per cent. | |
| 1925 | 14.4 | 4.9 | 13.7 | 1.0 | 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 |
| 1929 | 20.8 | 5.5 | 4.9 | — | 49.4 | 19.4 |
The following figures supplied by the Superintendent of the Market are of interest :—
| 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | |
| Average daily delivery into the Markets | 1,517 | 1,564 | 1,594 | 1,478 | 1,491 |
| **Minimum delivery on any one day | 147 | 144 | 286 | 256 | 288 |
| Maximum delivery on anv one dav | 5,160 | 5,259 | 4,278 | 3,699 | 3,179 |
The heaviest weight previously recorded on
any one day (20th December, 1926) was— 5,259 tons.
*I 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.