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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green Borough]
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table a EXPENDITURE IN PENCE PER MAN-UNIT
| Under 5/- | 5/- to 6/3 | 6/3 to 7/6 | 7/6 to 10/- | Over 10/- | Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | |||||||
| Meat | 11.8 | 14.1 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 20.4 | 14.2 | ||||||
| Bacon | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | ||||||
| Fish | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3. | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3. | ||||||
| Poultry | .2 | ..3 | .3 | .7 | — | .3 | ||||||
| Tinned meat or fish | .5 | ..5 | .4 | .9 | .4 | .5 | ||||||
| Cheese | 1.2 | 17.4 | 1.3 | 21.2 | 1.7 | 23.5 | 1.5 | 26.6 | 2. | 28.8 | 1.4 | 21.7 |
| Bread, white | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 11.7 | ||||||
| Bread, wholemeal | .2 | .1 | .7 | .3 | .9 | .3 | ||||||
| Flour | .8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Cakes | .7 | 1. | 1.2 | .7 | .5 | .9 | ||||||
| Oatmeal, rice, etc. | .8 | 1. | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ||||||
| Sugar | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3. | 3. | 3.5 | 3. | ||||||
| Jam, marmalade, syrup | 1. | 18.9 | 1.2 | 19.3 | 1.4 | 20.1 | 1.4 | 18.6 | 1.5 | 20.8 | 1.2 | 19.3 |
| Butter | 1. | 1. | 1. | 1. | 2.1 | 1. | ||||||
| Margarine | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | ||||||
| Dripping | .4 | .5 | .7 | .7 | .8 | .6 | ||||||
| I.ard and suet | .3 | .4 | .6 | .5 | .8 | .4 | ||||||
| Cream... | .1 | 4.9 | .1 | 5.1 | .1 | 5.5 | .1 | 5.4 | .2 | 7.4 | .1 | 5.2 |
| Milk, fresh | 2.3 | 3.9 | 3. | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||||||
| Milk, dried or condensed | 1.8 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 5.3 |
| Eggs | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Vegetables | 6.8 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 7.5 | ||||||
| Fruit . | .9 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||||||
| Tinned vegetables or fruit | .2 | 7.9 | .2 | 9. | .3 | 10.3 | .5 | 11. | 1.2 | 13.6 | .3 | 9.6 |
| Tea | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5. | 3.8 | ||||||
| Coffee | — | .2 | .1 | .1 | .3 | .1 | ||||||
| Cocoa | .6 | .6 | .8 | .8 | 1.1 | .7 | ||||||
| Beer | .4 | .1 | .1 | .4 | — | .2 | ||||||
| Wine or spirits | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Mineral waters | .1 | 4.7 | .1 | 4.9 | .1 | 5. | .1 | 5.6 | .1 | 6.5 | .1 | 4.9 |
| Condiments | .3 | .3 | .6 | .6 | .5 | .5 | .6 | .6 | .9 | .9 | .5 | .5 |
| Total food expenditure | 59.4 | 67.9 | 73. | 75.8 | 87.5 | 68.4 | ||||||
| Bent | 34.8 | 32.6 | 35.7 | 38.1 | 41.4 | 34.9 | ||||||
| Other Expenses | 32. | 66.8 | 38.8 | 71.4 | 46.1 | 88.8 | 49.9 | 88. | 57. | 98.4 | 40.9 | 75.8 |
| Total | ... | 126.2 | 139.3 | 154.8 | 163.8 | 185.9 | 144.2 | |||||
| Approximate total expenditure | ... | 10/6 | 11/7 | 12/11 | 13/8 | 15/6 | 12/- | |||||