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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Presumably the chilling of pork and mutton is not an economical proposition at present.
| Steamer. | Date of Aerival. | Austbalia. | New Zealand. | C02 Gas. | Time Meat on Boabd. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds. | Crops. | Hinds. | Fores or Crops. | ||||
| 1935. | Per cent. | Days. | |||||
| " Idomeneus " | Jan. 23 | 865 | 456 | — | — | 10 | 51 |
| " Durban " | „ 28 | 2,955 | 1,828 | — | — | 10 | 43 to 53 |
| " Port Fremantle " | „ 28 | 1,471 | 556 | — | — | 10 | 53 |
| " Sultan Star " | Feb. 3 | _ | Pigs 100 | 581 | 608 | No Gas | 44 N.G. |
| Sheep50 | V.M. | ||||||
| " Jarvis Bay " | „ 4 | 564 | 481 | — | — | 10 | 51 |
| " Mataroa " | „ 11 | — | — | 876 | 491 | 10 | 47 |
| " Port Fairy " | „ 13 | — | — | 317 | 324 | 10 | 42 |
| " Maloja " | „ 24 | 326 | 93 | — | — | 10 | 48 |
| " Port Chalmers " | Mar. 2 | — | — | 694 | 571 | 10 | 45 |
| " Orari" | „ 4 | 1,539 | 260 | — | — | 10 | 54 |
| " Waipawa " | „ 5 | — | — | 1,023 | 902 | 5 to 10 | 46 to 48 |
| " Largs Bay " | „ 6 | 720 | 125 | — | — | 10 | 62 V.M. |
| " Port Alma " | „ 9 | — | — | 334 | 340 | 10 | 51 |
| " Port Gisborne " | „ 20 | — | – | 424 | 254 | 10 | 44 |
| " Akaroa " | „ 20 | — | – | 370 | — | 10 | 44 |
| " Themistocles " | „ 27 | 272 | 270 | — | — | 10 | 56 |
| " Clan Robertson " | „ 27 | 1,104 | 755 | — | — | 10 | 54 |
| " Imperial Star " | „ 27 | — | Pigs 50 | 1,465 | 1,020 | 7½ to 10 | 51 |
| Sheep49 | |||||||
| " Otranto " | April 1 | 124 | 30 | – | — | 10 | 47 |
| " Napier Star " | „ 2 | 5,496 | 3,494 | – | — | 7½ to 10 | 47 to 62 |
| " Dorset " | ,, 13 | 302 | 321 | – | — | 10 | 54 |
| " Port Huron " | „ 16 | 339 | 348 | – | — | 10 | 51 |
| " Tuscan Star " | „ 27 | 1 | Pigs 50 | 12,172 | 1,969 | 7½ to 10 | 45 to 51 |
| Sheep50 | |||||||
| " Port Hobart " | „ 29 | — | 940 | 894 | 10 | 48 to 49 | |
| " Barrabool " | May 1 | 607 | 611 | — | — | 10 | 51 |
| " City of Dieppe " | ,, 5 | 586 | 522 | — | — | 10 | 47 to 48 |
| " Tamaroa " | „ 8 | — | — | 254 | 260 | 10 | 44 |
| " Sultan Star " | „ 7 | — | — | 601 | 398 | 10 | 36 |
| " Doric Star " | „ 8 | 3,037 | 2,874 | — | — | 10 | 56 to 64 |
| " Port Dunedin " | „ 12 | 714 | 695 | — | — | 10 | 54 to 56 |
| " Otaio " | „ 12 | 519 | 303 | — | — | 10 | 57 |
| " Trojan Star " | „ 25 | — | — | 2,080 | 564 | 10 | 42 to 45 |
| " Port Wyndham " | „ 26 | 5,675 | 3,492 | — | — | 10 | 44 to 57 |
| " Wairanga " | June 12 | — | — | 1,164 | 699 | 10 | 39 to 41 |
| " Middlesex " | „ 12 | 979 | 720 | — | — | 10 | 57 to 58 |
| " Maloja " | „ 15 | 333 | 97 | — | — | 10 | 47 |
| " Balranald " | „ 23 | 807 | 324 | — | — | 10 | 54 |
| " Port Fairy " | „ 25 | — | — | 395 | 303 | 10 | 40 |
| " Imperial Star " | July 3 | 8,446 | 5,116 | — | — | 7½ to 10 | 44 to 60 |
| " New Zealand Star " | „ 1 | — | Sheep 46 | 3,313 | 2,066 | 7½ to 10 | 38 to 51 |
| " Port Fremantle " | „ 6 | 1,684 | 556 | — | — | 10 | 44 to 52 |
| " Tekoa " | „ 9 | 3,413 | 617 | — | — | 10 | 55 to 69 |
| " Largs Bay " | „ 7 | 511 | 509 | — | — | 10 | 52 |
| " Stirlingshire " | „ 15 | 1,440 | 1,263 | — | — | 10 | 59 |
| " Port Brisbane " | „ 17 | 2,331 | 526 | — | — | 10 | 39 to 50 |
| " Baradine " | „ 21 | 846 | 399 | — | — | 10 | 55 |
| " Napier Star " | „ 21 | — | Sheep 46 | 3,130 | 1,002 | 10 | 43 to 47 |
| " Australian Star " | „ 25 | 9,905 | 6,399 | — | — | 7½ to 10 | 41 to 59 |
| " Port Chalmers " | „ 30 | 4,223 | 1,252 | — | — | 10 | 33 to 54 |
| " Meriones " | „ 31 | 1,461 | 686 | — | — | 10 | 55 to 56 |
| " Durham " | „ 31 | — | — | 2,579 | 1,793 | 10 | 43 to 61 |
| " Otranto " | Aug. 5 | 115 | 74 | — | — | 10 | 47 |
| " Akaroa " | „ 5 | — | — | 428 | 94 | 10 | 40 |
| " Waipawa " " Orari " | „ 6 | — | — | 1,911 | qrs. — | 10 | 42 to 49 |
| „ 15 | 1,625 | 319 | — | — | 10 | 64 to 69 | |
| " Barrabool " | „ 17 | 555 | 503 | — | — | 10 | 47 |
| " Port Gisborne " | „ 25 | — | — | 1,280 | 102 | 10 | 38 to 50 |
| " Hobson's Bay " | „ 21 | 800 | 179 | — | — | 10 | 51 |
| " Port Alma " | „ 21 | 2,074 | 433 | — | — | 10 | 35 to 48 |
| " Tuscan Star " | „ 31 | 8,041 | 3,579 | — | — | 10 | 36 to 53 |
| " Mooltan " | Sept. 17 | 167 | 34 | — | — | 10 | 44 |
| " Rangitiki " | „ 16 | — | – | 1,194 | 362 | 10 | 36 to 51 |
| " Port Hobart " | „ 19 | — | — | 1,546 | 500 | 10 | 45 |
| " Dorset " | „ 15 | 2,900 | 1,450 | — | — | 10 | 48 to 65 |
| " Tamaroa " | „ 22 | — | — | 914 | 607 | 10 | 41 |
| " Port Huron " | „ 24 | – | – | 524 | 110 | 10 | 43 |