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City of London 1866

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of]

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Table: No. VIII.— Quarterly Account of the Meat condemned in the City Markets during the year1867,andcomparison with the Averages of the last Six Years.

No. VIII.— Quarterly Account of the Meat condemned in the City Markets during the year1867,and

comparison with the Averages of the last Six Years.

Quarters endingWHERE CONDEMNED, AND WHY CONDEMNED.
Newgate Market.Aldgate Market.Leadenhall Market.Total.
Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.Total.Dead.Diseased.Putrid.TotalDeadDiseased.Putrid.Total.
lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.
December 186665681774417343416551126121553628772702802604891207964217612392753652
Average of 6 Quarters71282207159883518772021592703149411353618645811825927766812244147
March 18673387324254048398607212100942915667245938556981477536984799749756
Average of 6 Quarters467524503537934557735218426931881287446532879039669731152893546784
June 18671308825200324787076610502914634459812706420156742336415408345344878698728
Average of 6 Quarters-5111182561326336630560228222630687815046194277696452255841543147467
September 186724453197631137655585762356118941212219170112239161595240360334456585838
Average of 6 Quarters.335021541323425723392741981366649189824847651110335175282234135974757
Entire Year254881073458500621783934738585245314511442613382378165562433387129312125275287974
Average of 6 Years20264863715697216360729421082321311589633771553114744336522658311272573847213165

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The Meat consisted of 1,428 Sheep and Lambs, 122 Calves, 1,001 Pigs, 902 Quarters of Beef, and 3,697 Joints of Meat. Besides which, there were
condemned in the City Markets on account of putridity 4 Deer, 2 Bucks, 6 Quarters of Venison, and 817 head of Game and Poultry.