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]
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Under 5/- | 5/-to 6/3 | 6/3 to 7/6 | 7/6 to 10/- | Over 10/- | Total | % of total families | |
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Families whose Budgets showed : | |||||||
No Butter | 36 | 54 | 35 | 23 | 3 | 151 | 67.7 |
No Eggs | 24 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 75 | 33.6 |
No Liquid Milk | 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 70 | 31.4 |
No Fruit | 20 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 67 | 30 |
No Condiments | 28 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 91 | 40.8 |
Some Wholemeal Bread | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7.2 |
Some Cream | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 8.1 |
Some Beer | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 11 | 4.9 |
Some Wines or Spirits | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Some Mineral Waters | — | 3 | 4 | 5 * | 1 | 13 | 5.8 |
Total families | 40 | 75 | 53 | 38 | 8 | 223 |