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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: TABLE c TABLE ILLUSTRATING DEPRIVATION OR RAREUSE OF CERTAIN FOODS

TABLE c TABLE ILLUSTRATING DEPRIVATION OR RAREUSE OF CERTAIN FOODS

Under 5/-5/-to 6/36/3 to 7/67/6 to 10/-Over 10/-Total% of total families
Families whose Budgets showed :
No Butter36543523315167.7
No Eggs2426131027533.6
No Liquid Milk2317171037031.4
No Fruit202210636730
No Condiments2824201729140.8
Some Wholemeal Bread24541167.2
Some Cream34641188.1
Some Beer4214—114.9
Some Wines or Spirits———————
Some Mineral Waters—345 *1135.8
Total families407553388223