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City of London 1935

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

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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.

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.
193121.13.84.90.346.623.20.1
193222.93.64.40143.525.40.1
193322.33.53.80.342.826.50.8
193422.3302.90.441.529.40.5
193524.53.42.540028.80.8

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

1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.
Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.Tons.
Average daily delivery into tde Markets1,5541,5111,4911,5141,558
**Minimum delivery on any one day523368627544191
Maximum delivery on any one day4,5243,8774,0613,7043,386
tde heaviest weight previously recorded on any one day (20td 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 Foreien Meat and Produce." ‡ Includes South American Imports.
FISH SUPPLIES.
206,060 tons of fish, of which 193,719 were land-borne and 12,341 water-borne, were
received at or near Billingsgate Market during the year.
This was an increase of 6,944 tons in the land deliveries and a decrease of 845 tons in
deliveries by water.

MONTHLY FISH RETURNS. * 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 that place, during each month of the year 1935.

Month.Weight of Fish Delivered.Total.Weight of Fish Condemned.Ratio of Fish Condemned to that Delivered.
By Land.By Water.
Tons.cwts.qrs.Tons.cwts.qrs.Tons.cwts.qrs.Tons.cwts.qrs.
January17,82311199119018,815101116121 ton in 162 097 tons, or0 616%
February15,7001718758116,576525053„ 329 630 „ „0.303%
March14,5231418913015,4141717150„ 217-323 ,. „0.464%
April16,207401,1503017,3577010500„ 162-543 „ „0.613%
May15,8752291014116,7851639143„ 183-979 „ „0.543%
June14,1331138894115,02216069100„ 216 1550.462%
July16,208921,1533317,36113110600„ 163-789 „ „0.610%
August17,011331.2518218.262121129153„ 140-711 „ „0.710%
September14,6331419904215,6231834210„ 371556 „ „0.269%
October18,1831301,15611119,3404170192„ 272-493 „ „0.366%
November17,6331731,03010218,664816461„ 290-214 „ „0.344%
December15,784531,0504016,8349348111,, 346 656 ,, „0.288%
Totals193,7195012,340141206,05919196503„ 213 533 „ „0.467%

Weight of Fish Delivered, Fish Seized as Unsound, and percentage of Fish Condemned to that Delivered, at or near Billingsgate Market during 1935 and the five years 1930—1934.

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.
1930207,12121,586228,7072,1111501 ton in 140-902 tons or 0.710%
1931193,82116,705210,5261,5811931 „ 133 077 „ 0.751%
1932176,49415,991192,4851,558101 „ 123-546 „ 0.809%
1933181,88814,999196,8871,168601 „ 155-726 „ 0.642%
1934186,77513,186199,9611,030501 „ 194.137 „ 0.515%
Average (5 years)189,19916,553195,7521,490121 ton in 131.377 tons or 0.761%
1935193,71912,341206,060965031 ton in 213.533 tons or 0.467%