Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XL.— Description of Meat Destroyed.
| Year. | Beef. | Mutton and Lamb. | Veal, Pork, Offal. | Tinned. | Smoked and Salted, &c. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | Tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. | |
| 1918 | 274 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | Pork and Veal— 0 16 3 1 Offal— | 80 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 331 | 1 | 0 | 15 | |||
| 18 | 19 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1919 | 52 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 15 | Pork and Veal— | 18 | 1 | 13 | 272 | 14 | 1 | 26 | 435 | 17 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 13 Offal- | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | 5 | 1 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | 116 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 122 | 12 | 0 | 19 | Pork and Veal— | 88 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 455 | 18 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 16 Offal- | 13 | 1 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 | 212 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 267 | 6 | 2 | 3 | Pork and Veal— | 16 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 634 | 14 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 51 Offal- | 17 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 89 | 13 | 0 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1922 | 51 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 52 | 11 | 2 | 2 | Pork and Veal— | 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 14 | ||||
| 7 Offal- | 18 | 1 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 14 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923 | 30 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 84 | 16 | 3 | 23 | Pork and Veal— | 9 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 146 | 17 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 1 Offal- | 18 | 3 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 7 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1924 | 141 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | Pork and Veal— | 0 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 183 | 8 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 0 Offal- | 9 | 2 | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | 19 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1925 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | Pork and Veal— | 1 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 109 | 4 | 2 | 24 | |||
| 4 Offal- | 2 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 16 | 2 | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1926 | 51 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 44 | 19 | 3 | 26 | Pork and Veal— | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 13 | 2 | 20 | |||
| 0 Offal— | 16 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927 | 311 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 263 | 4 | 1 | 13 | Pork and Veal— | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Nil. | 605 | 12 | 2 | 16 | ||||||
| 3 Offal— | 9 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total for ten years | 1,307 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 888 | 14 | 2 | 27 | 436 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 187 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 356 | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3,177 | 15 | 0 | 17 |