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City of London 1930

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Table: SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUNDNESS, 1930.

SHOWING THE AMOUNT OF VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS SURRENDERED TO OR SEIZED BY MEAT INSPECTORS IN THE CITY OF LONDON FOR UNSOUNDNESS, 1930.

Countries.Beef in lbs.Mutton in lbs.Pork in lbs.Veal in lbs.Venison in lbs.Goat in lbs.Ham in lbs.Bacon in lbs.Offal in lbs.Game.Tinned.Cheese in lbs.Fish in lbs.
Furred.Feathered.Milk. Meat.
Argentine496,40255,97715,7651,356—_—_—_9216,9632,0195051407,241—__
Australia5,72730,9572,497—————1,7863,115280—196——
Austria——————————1,786————
Belgium—————————6,65513411———
Brazil13,74047————————————
Britain30,22642,92279,58013,0961,979152—2,11727,71029,33763,050] ,8592,05016,4194
Canada———————————2874—5,794
Chile306,749——————_1,430———_———
Denmark———————3,114—_—6100829——
France———————.—_—_—_4,855————
Holland——————253,820—29,4631,7902,6411,4742,718896
Hungary———————60——3.837————
Ireland4172,94424 9111,362——_—_1,13915,0131423,51126—_—_—
Italy—_——_——_—_—_———_273——_—__
Manchuria————————_—_—_80—_———
New Zealand19,664117,33411,3901,515————_3,362251249—_9——
Ostend——————_—_—_—_795——_—_—_—
Poland—_—_————_—_233—_—36—_—_—_—
Russia——————_—__——_—_2,682—_———
South America——————_——_—_—_281—_43——
Sweden———————120—_———_———
U.S.A.——608—————43,179106100389142——
Uruguay7,7032,970490130————26——————
Totals, 1930573,909259,900135,24117,4591 ,9791522510,695109,46971,88383,3945,19412,05819,1376,694
Totals, 1929639,640252 82298,06415,3461,072——23,746138,92925,94241,7885,2931,6821,2932,718

Table: SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.

SUMMARY OF UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED.

Tons.cwts.qrs.lbs.
Central Markets, Smithfield69518012
Cold Stores61220
Leadenhall Market and City Shops352220
Total for the year 1930792314
Total for the year 19291,127608
Total for the year 1930792314
Decrease335234

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Thirty Naval Officers received training in meat inspection at the Central Markets,
Smithfield, during the year.
EXPORT OF MEAT.
During the year 81 Certificates were issued at the request of various firms, in connection
with the export of meat to other countries.

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.

*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.Town Killed. Per cent.† Foreign Killed. Per cent.American.Australian and New Zealand. Per cent.
Country Killed. Per cert.Home Killed. Per cent.American Killed.‡ Per cent.
192616.15.48.40.949.120.1
192721.16.6410.248.819.2
192822.15.74.9—48.618.7
192920.85.54.9—49.419.4
193020.54.64.8—49.220.9

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

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

1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.
Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.
Average daily delivery into the Markets1,5641,5941,4781,4911,502
**Minimum delivery on any one day144286256288208
Maximum delivery on any one day5,2594,2783,6993,1793,694
The heaviest weight previously recorded on any one day (20th December, 1926) was—5,259 tons.

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*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.