Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Description of | Generall Range of | |||
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Article. | Packages. | Where from. | Weight of Packages. | Where from. |
Vegetables— Beans | Packages | Holland | 40 lbs. | 16,489 |
Beetroots | „ | „ | 1 cwt. | 42 |
Cabbages | „ | „ | 1 cwt. | 13,768 |
Carrots | „ | „ | 40 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 49,490 |
Cauliflowers | „ | „ | 24 lbs.—40 lbs | 18,050 |
Celery | „ | „ | 28 lbs. | 19 |
Cucumbers | „ | „ | 12 lbs.—40 lbs | 6,973 |
Lettuce | „ | „ | 12 lbs.—28 lbs | 360,664 |
Onions | „ | „ | 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 102,853 |
Parsnips | „ | „ | 1 cwt. | 916 |
Potatoes | „ | „ | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 208,875 |
Radishes | „ | „ | 28 lbs.—1 cwt | 12,737 |
Sprouts | „ | „ | 100 lbs. | 157 |
Tomatoes | „ | „ | 12 lbs.—56 lbs | 351,906 |
Turnips | „ | „ | 1 cwt.—2 cwts | 10 |
Sugar | Bags | „ | 1 cwt.—2 cwts | 500 |
Tea | Chests | India, China, Tava and | 1 cwt. | 100,943 |
Ceylon. Tinned Goods— | ||||
Anchovies | Cases | Portugal | 2 cwts.—3 cwts. | 272 |
Apples | „ | Canada, Australia and | 50 lbs.—1 cwt | 13,583 |
America. | ||||
Apricots | „ | Australia and California | 48 lbs. | 33,955 |
Asparagus | „ | Canada and America | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 2,380 |
Beans | „ | Spain and Italy | 1 cwt. | 1,241 |
Beef Brisket | „ | South America | 90 lbs. | 5,081 |
Beef Extract | „ | „ | 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 2 qrs. | 2,400 |
Blueberries | „ | Holland | 1 cwt. | 5 |
Boiled Beef | „ | South America | 90 lbs. | 1,899 |
Brawn | „ | Holland | 36 lbs. | 3,125 |
Cherries | „ | Italy | 28 lbs.—48 lbs | 28,465 |
Chicken | „ | Holland | 1 cwt. | 155 |
Condensed Milk | „ | „ | 48 lbs. | 1,081,635 |
Corned Beef | „ | South America | 72 lbs. | 35,949 |
Crab | „ | Japan and America | 56 lbs. | 350 |
Figs | „ | America | 1 cwt. | 603 |
Fish | „ | Holland and Portugal | 1 cwt. | 60 |
Fruit Pulp | „ | Spain, Italy, Holland | 72 lbs.—100 lbs. | 17,887 |
and Australia. | ||||
Fruit Salad | Australia and California | 56 lbs.—100 lbs. | 8,935 | |
Glands | „ | South America | 1 cwt.—2 cwts | 9 |
Grape Fruit | „ | Florida | 50 lbs. | 13,290 |
Hams | „ | Holland | 20 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 372 |
Kidneys | „ | South America | 56 lbs. | 75 |
Loganberries | „ | California | 1 cwt. | 5,225 |
Lobster | „ | „ | 50 lbs. | 14,952 |
Mandarines | „ | Japan | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 150 |
Meat Roll | „ | Holland | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 500 |
Oranges | „ | Japan | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 5,380 |
Ox Tripe | „ | South America | 56 lbs. | 120 |
Peaches | „ | Australia, Canada and | 48 lbs. | 73,455 |
California. | ||||
Peas | „ | Spain, Italy and | 48 lbs. | 11,908 |
America. | ||||
Pears | „ | Australia, Canada and | 48 lbs. | 39,689 |
California | ||||
Pines | „ | Hawaii and Singapore | 60 lbs. | 126,673 |
Pilchards | „ | California | 60 lbs. | 2,800 |
Plums | „ | Canada and America | 60 lbs. | 870 |
Pork and Beans | „ | America | 60 lbs. | 755 |
Pressed Beef | „ | South America | 90 lbs. | 694 |
Prawns | America | 56 lbs. | 7,322 | |
Rhubarb | „ | Holland | 1 cwt. | 65 |
Salmon | „ | America and Canada | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 8,019 |
Sardines | „ | Portugal | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 20,770 |
Sausages | „ | Holland | 56 lbs.—1 cwt | 925 |
Soup | „ | Canada and S. America | 56 lbs. | 260 |
Sterilised Cream | „ | Denmark and Holland | 14 lbs.—56 lbs | 1,424 |
Strawberries | „ | America and Canada | 48 lbs. | 37 |
Sugar Corn | „ | „ „ | 56 lbs. | 3,017 |
Tomatoes | „ | Italy and Canada | 56 lbs. | 53,388 |