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City of London 1938
[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 DISEASED CONDITIONS, 1938.
| Country. | Beef in lbs. | Mutton and Lamb in lbs. | Pork in lbs. | Veal in lbs. | Bacon in lbs. | Offal in lbs. | Furred Game in lbs. | Poultry and Feathered Game in lbs. |
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PROSECUTIONS UNDER SEC. 180 (2), PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1936
| Serial No. | Date. | Business. | Where heard. | Before whom. | Offence. | Result. |
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| l | 15/3/38 | Farmer & Slaughterman. | Guildhall | Sir F. J. C. Pollitzer. | Being the owner and consignor of one pig's carcase, four pigs' heads and collars, seven pigs' plucks and four mesenteric fats, which were unfit for the food of man. | Fined £10. Costs, £5 5s. 0d. Fined £20. Costs, £5 5s. 0d |
| 2 | 2/5/38 | Farmer & Slaughterman. | „ | Being the owner and consignor of five pigs minus heads, two pigs, two mesenteric fats, one sheep, one leg of mutton and one pig's head and collar, which were unfit for the food of man. | Fined £10. Costs, £5 5s. 0d. Fined £30. Costs, £5 5s. 0d. ; or six weeks' imprisonment and 31 days in connection with previous fine unpaid. |
Table showing Weight of Meat delivered to the market and to the contractors during each month for the years 1937 and 1938 :—
| Month. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1937. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1937. | Meat delivered at the Market, 1938. | Unsound Meat delivered to Contractors, 1933. | ||||||||
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| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts | .qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | |
| January | 41,216 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 40,632 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 7 | 1 |
| February | 37,668 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 18 | 2 | 36,490 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 18 | 1 |
| March | 41,496 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 16 | 1 | 39,346 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 4 | 2 |
| April | 41,810 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 1 | 2 | 36,967 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | 1 |
| May | 36,561 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 38,417 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 12 | 0 |
| June | 36,192 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 12 | 3 | 35,517 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 8 | 3 |
| July | 36,049 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 16 | 2 | 36,309 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 11 | 1 |
| August | 34,468 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 17 | 2 | 36,380 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 5 | 0 |
| September | 39,621 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 6 | 1 | 38,436 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 39,424 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 18 | 0 | 40,868 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 3 | 3 |
| November | 41,689 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 12 | 3 | 40,286 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 5 | 2 |
| December | 43,731 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 42,309 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 19 | 0 |
| Totals | 469,925 | 0 | 0 | 964 | 9 | 0 | 461,957 | 0 | 0 | 967 | 10 | 2 |