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City of London 1932

[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.

*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.South Africa . Per cent.
192822.15.74.9-48.618.7
192920.85.54.9-49.419.4
193020.54.64.8-49.220.9
193121.13.84.90.346.623.20.1
192222.93.64.40.143.525.40.1

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:—

1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.
Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.
Average daily delivery into the Markets1,4781,4911,5021,5541,511
**Minimum delivery on any one day256288208523368
Maximum delivery on any one day3,6993,1793,6944,5243,877

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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.
t Includes " General Foreign Meat and Produce." X Includes South American Imports.
FISH SUPPLIES.
192,485 tons of fish, of which 176,494 were land-borne and 15,991 water-borne, were
received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was an decrease of 17,327 tons in the land deliveries and of 714 tons in 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 near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off thatplace, during each month of the year 1931.

* Table showing Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish seized as Unsound, and Percentage of Fish Condemned to that delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market, and on board boats lying off thatplace, during each month of the year 1931.

Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water.
Tons.:wts.qrs.Tons.cwts.qrs.Tons.cwts.qrs.Tons.cwts.qrs.
January15,049137949015,84310349801 ton in 320 719 tons, or0.311%
February15,3961711,17914216,576113107193153.504 „ „0.651%
March15,7471031,54117217,28981104191164.719 „ „0.607%
April15,4081711,33419016,743161153133108.947 „0.917%
May14,9821431,2935016,275193137140118.198 ,, „0.846%
June14,3511621,08810215,4407012860120.345 ,, ,,0.830%
July14.3361901,2539215,5908217051,, 91.566 ,, ,,1.092%
August14,018801,59417315,6135337717041.321 „ „2.420%
September13.9461411,7195015,66519115200103.065 „0.970%
October13,9501511,6909015,641416573239.207 „0.418%
November15,188231,4321216,620416770246.773 ,, „0.405%
December14,1161331,0686315,185024331351.810 „0.284%
Totals176,49411115,99150192,4851611,55810123.546 „ „0.809%

Table: Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish Seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1932 and the five years 1927—1931.

Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish Seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1932 and the five years 1927—1931.

Year.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water.
Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons. cwts. qrs.
1927207,05622,904229,9602,070 1 01 ton in 111- 028 tons or 0. 900%
1928214,42624,598239,0242,241 12 11 „ 106.163 „ 0.903%
1929216,93622,396239,3321,587 6 11 „ 150.778 „ 0.663%
1930207,12121,586228,7072,111 15 01 „ 140.902 „ 0.710%
1931193,82116,705210,5261,581 19 31 „ 133.077 „ 0.751%
Average (5 years)207,87221,638229.5101,918 10 31 ton in 119.661 tons or 0.830%
1932176,49415,991192,4851,558 1 01 ton in 123.546 tons or 0-809%

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