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City of London 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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The following Table shows the growth of this trade in the Port of London
from its commencement in 1880 to the end of 1903 :—-

Table: TABLE VIII.Imports or Frozen Mutton and Lamb into the Port of London.

TABLE VIII.

Imports or Frozen Mutton and Lamb into the Port of London.

Year.Australia.New Zealand.River Plate.Total.
Number of Carcasses.Number of Carcasses.Number of Carcasses.Number of Carcasses.
1880400......400
188117,275......17,275
188257,2568,839...66,095
188363,733120,89317,165201,791
1884111,745412,349108,823532,917
188595,051492,269190,571777,891
188666,960655,888331,2451,054,093
188788,811766,417242,9031,098,131
1888112,214939,231169,2821,220,727
188986,5471,068,286167,9361,322,769
1890207,9841,533,393124,4131,865,790
1891334,6841,894,105160,3402,389,129
1892449,4881,505,377166,5082,121,373
1893636,9171,821,505109,8082,568,320
1894939,3601,947,609171,8023,058,771
1895969,9432,412,331142,0383,524,312
18961,565,3602,211,895245,5734,022,838
18971,338,9642,703,845161,7444,204,553
18981,238,6532,784,101201,8954,224,649
18991,189,5633,250,100239,7034,679,366
1900906,7663,157,060271,4324,335,258
19011,194,1573,234,119342,5254,770,801
1902648,9293,668,061411,9134,728,903
1903440,0904,566,257650,0045,665,351
Total12,769,85041,154,0204,727,62358,651,493

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The above figures illustrate the importance of the work of your Inspectors,
the inspection of frozen meat forming only a part, and that not the largest, of
their duties.