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 Bethnal Green Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
B.M.A. revised minimum | B.G. enquiry Average expen. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
d. | d. | |||
Meat | 16.9 | 14.2 | ||
Bacon | 3.6 | 2.3 | ||
Fish | 1.8 | 3. | ||
Poultry | - | .3 | ||
Tinned meat or fish | - | .5 | ||
Cheese | 3.9 | 26.2 | 1.4 | 21.7 |
Bread, white and w'meal | 15. | 12. | ||
Flour | -. | 1.1 | ||
Cakes | - | .9 | ||
Oatmeal, rice, etc. | 3.6 | 1.1 | ||
Sugar | 2.7 | 3. | 19.3 | |
Jam, marmalade, syrup | 6.2 | 27.5 | 1.2 | |
Butter | 3. | 1. | ||
Margarine | - | 3.1 | ||
Dripping | - | .6 | ||
Lard and Suet | 2.1 | .4 | ||
Cream | - | 5.1 | .1 | 5.2 |
Milk, fresh | 6. | 3.2 | ||
Milk, dried or condensed | - | 6. | 2.1 | 5.3 |
1.2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.9 | |
Vegetables | 7.8 | 7.5 | ||
Fruit | 8.1 | 1.8 | ||
Tinned fruit or vegetables | - | 15.9 | .3 | 9.6 |
Tea | 3.6 | 3.8 | ||
Coffee | - | .1 | ||
Cocoa | - | .7 | ||
Beer | - | .2 | ||
Wine or spirits | - | - | 4.9 | |
Mineral waters | - | 3.6 | .1 | |
Condiments | - | .5 | .5 | |
Total | 85.5 | 68.4 | ||
Approximately | 7/1 | 5/8 |