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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FIRST SCHEDULE.
SCALE OF PROVISIONS.
Water. | Soft Bread. | Biscuit. | Salt Beef. | Salt Pork. | Preserved Meat. | Fish. | Potatoes. | Dried or Compressed Vegetables. | Peas, Split. | Peas, Green. | Calavances or Haricot Beans. | Flour. | Rice. | Oatmeal. | Tea. | Coffee. | Sugar. | Milk, Condensed. | Butter. | Marmalade or Jam. | Syrup or Molasses. | Suet. | Pickles. | Dried Fruits. | Fine Salt. | Mustard. | Pepper. | Curry Powder. | Onions. | |
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qts. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lbs. | lb. | lbs. | lb. | pint. | pint. | pint. | lbs. | lbs. | oz. | oz. | oz. | lbs. | lb. | lb. | lb. | lb. | oz. | pt. | oz. | oz. | oz. | o z | oz. | oz. | |
Sunday ... | 4 | 1 | ½ | ... | ¾ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ½ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
Monday ... | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ¼ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 |
Tuesday ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 1¼ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ½ | ... | 4 | .... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Wednesday | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ¾ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ½ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Thursday... | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ¼ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
Friday | 4 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ¾ | ¾ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Saturday... | 4 | ... | 1 | 1¼ | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ½ | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Weekly | 28 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2¼ | ¾ | 6 | ½ | 2/3 | 1/3 | 1/3 | 2 | ½ | 8 | 1¾ | 4 | 1¼ | 1/3 | ½ | l | ½ | 4 | ½ | 5 | 2 | ¼ | ¼ | ¼ | 3 |