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City of London 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XXVIII.
The following Table1 shows the number of carcases of Frozen Mutton and Lamb imported into the Port of London from Australia, New Zealand and South America since the commencement of the trade in the year 1880.
| Year. | Australia. | New Zealand. | South America. | Total No. of carcase*. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 400 | — | — | 400 |
| 1881 | 7,275 | — | — | 7,275 |
| 1882 | 57,256 | 8,839 | — | 66,095 |
| 1883 | 63,733 | 120,893 | 17,165 | 201,791 |
| 1884 | 111,745 | 412,349 | 108,823 | 632,917 |
| 1885 | 95,051 | 492,269 | 190,571 | 777,891 |
| 1886 | 66,960 | 655,888 | 331,245 | 1,054,093 |
| 1887 | 88,811 | 766,417 | 242,903 | 1,098,131 |
| 1888 | 112,214 | 939,231 | 169,282 | 1,220,727 |
| 1889 | 86,547 | 1,068,286 | 167,936 | 1,322,769 |
| 1890 | 207,984 | 1,533,393 | 124,413 | 1,865,890 |
| 1891 | 334,684 | 1,894,105 | 160,340 | 2,389,129 |
| 1892 | 449,488 | 1,505,377 | 166,508 | 2,121,373 |
| 1893 | 636,917 | 1,821,595 | 109,808 | 2,567,820 |
| 1894 | 939,360 | 1,947,609 | 171,802 | 3,058,771 |
| 1895 | 969,943 | 2,412,331 | 142,038 | 3,542,312 |
| 1896 | 1,565,360 | 2,211,895 | 245,573 | 4,022,828 |
| 1897 | 1,338,964 | 2,703,845 | 161,744 | 4,204,553 |
| 1898 | 1,238,653 | 2,784,101 | 201,895 | 4,224,649 |
| 1899 | 1,189,563 | 3,250,100 | 239,703 | 4,679,366 |
| 1900 | 906,766 | 3,157,060 | 271,432 | 4,335,258 |
| 1901 | 1,194,157 | 3,334,119 | 342,525 | 4,770,801 |
| 1902 | 649,929 | 3,668,061 | 411,913 | 4,729,903 |
| 1903 | 449,090 | 4,566,257 | 650,004 | 5,665,351 |
| 1904 | 413,322 | 3,695,088 | 746,096 | 4,854,506 |
| 1905 | 1,190,584 | 3,479,757 | 1,102,282 | 5,772,623 |
| 1906 | 1,839,677 | 3,818,506 | 932,986 | 6,091,169 |
| 1907 | 1,762,047 | 4,353,088 | 1,002,403 | 7,117,538 |
| 1908 | 1,214,753 | 3,833,012 | 1,435,137 | 6,482,902 |
| 1909 | 1,583,928 | 4,587,217 | 1,258,007 | 7,429,152 |
| 1910 | 2,634,274 | 4,842,959 | 1,095,555 | 8,572,788 |
| 1911 | 2,330,572 | 4,513,457 | 1,126,303 | 7,970,332 |
| 1912 | 1,545,917 | 4,839,401 | 1,305,419 | 7,690,737 |
| 1913 | 2,381,357 | 5,092,054 | 865,703 | 8,339,114 |
BEEF.
1,996,105 quarters of beef from Australia, New Zealand and South America were
imported into the Port of London during the year, compared with 2,028,497 in the
year 1912, and represented 35.6 per cent. of the total quantity imported into the United
Kingdom from those countries.
Of the total quantity landed in the Port of London 31 tons 13 cwts. 0 qrs. 18 lbs.,
were seized by your officers as unfit for human food, and comprised 233 quarters and
crops and 53 pieces,
8 tons 10 cwts. was the largest quantity seized on any ship.
* Extracted with other particulars of Colonial Imports from Meat Trade Returns published by W. Weddel and Co., Ltd.,
17, St. Helen's Place, E.G.