Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
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Article | Where from | Description of Packages | Total Number of Packages | General Range of Weight of Packages |
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Raisins | Australia S Africa and Spain | Cases & Bags | 91739 | 8 lbs—2 cwt |
Plums | Australia & California | Cases | 72187 | 24 lbs—56 lbs |
Peaches | „ | „ | 1197 | 24 lbs—56 lbs |
Apricots | „ | „ | 10371 | 24 lbs—56 lbs |
Pears | „ | „ | 2782 | 24 lbs—56 lbs |
Evaporated Apples | California | „ | 11451 | 56 lbs |
Figs | Greece Smyrna and Spain | Cases & Bags | 110652 | 14 lbs—3 cwt 2 qrs |
Dates | Egypt and Persia | Cases | 4788 | 28 lbs—1 cwt |
Fruit (Green)— | „ | „ | „ | „ |
Oranges | Italy and Spain | Packages | 384996 | 56 lbs—1 cwt 2 qrs |
Lemons | „ | „ | 165887 | 56 lbs—1 cwt 1 qr |
Grapes | Holland and Spain | „ | 25506 | 12 lbs—40 lbs |
Grape Fruit | Jamaica | „ | 705 | 74 lbs |
Melons | Spain | „ | 24140 | 56 lbs—1 cwt |
Pomegranates | „ | „ | 7797 | 1 cwt |
Vegetables— | „ | „ | „ | „ |
Beans | Holland | Bags | 5775 | 84 lbs |
Cauliflowers | „ | Packages | 30810 | 40 lbs |
Cucumbers | „ | ,, | 84053 | 15 lbs—40 lbs |
Cabbages | „ | Bags | 30510 | 40 lbs—1 cwt |
Carrots | „ | Packages | 30140 | 1 cwt—1 cwt 2 qrs |
Lettuce | „ | „ | 36793 | 14 lbs—28 lbs |
Potatoes | „ | Bags | 245784 | 100 lbs |
Radishes | „ | Baskets | 1644 | 50 lbs |
Onions | Holland and Spain | Packegs | 333332 | 100 lbs—1 cwt 1 qrs |
Spinach | Holland | ,, | 20 | 40 lbs |
Tomatoes | Holland and Italy | „ | 303786 | 12 lbs—40 lbs |
Beetroots | „ | Bags | 1806 | 100 lbs |
Turnips | „ | Packages | 40 | 56 lbs |
Parsnips | „ | Bags | 7341 | 100 lbs |
Horseradish | „ | Baskets | 20 | 56 lbs |
Sprouts | „ | Bags | 9903 | 56 lbs |
Sugar | „ | Bags &Cases | 65812 | 1 cwt—2 cwt |
Tinned Goods— | „ | „ | „ | „ |
Apricots | Australia & California | Cases | 3001 | 48 lbs |
Fruit Pulp | Holland and Spain | Cases and Casks | 16728 | 100 lbs—3 cwt 2 qrs |
Vegetables | Holland and Italy | Cases | 4588 | 50 lbs—1 cwt 3 qrs |
Tomatoes | Italy | „ | 29936 | 50 lbs—72 lbs |
Pears | Australia & California | „ | 2855 | 48 lbs |
Peaches | „ | „ | 2991 | 48 lbs |
Jam | „ | „ | 700 | 60 lbs |
Condensed Milk | Holland | „ | 855758 | 48 lbs |
Salmon | Canada and Japan | „ | 15706 | 48 lbs |
Macaroni | Italy | „ | 39918 | 28 lbs |
Nuts (Various) | France Spain & Italy | Bags & Cases | 44019 | 28 lbs—2 cwt |
Milk Powder | Holland | „ | 3486 | 50 lbs—1 cwt |
Milk Sugar | „ | Cases | 1070 | 100 lbs |
Ginger (Preserved) | China | Cases & Casks | 1865 | 30 lbs—3 cwt 2 qrs |
Vegetables(in Brine) | Holland | Casks | 5719 | 3 cwt |
Miscellaneous— | „ | „ | „ | „ |
Carraway Seeds | Holland | Bags | 3241 | 1 cwt 1 qr |
Liquorice | Italy | Cases | 1189 | 1 cwt—3 cwt |
Confectionery | Holland | „ | 1102 | 56 lbs—1 cwt |
Anchovies | Spain | Cases & Barrels | 128 | 1 cwt—1 cwt 2 qrs |
Desiccated Cocoanut | Ceylon | Cases | 1393 | 1 cwt 2 qrs—2 cwt |
Cocoa Butter | Holland | „ | 180 | 1 cwt—1 cwt 2 qrs |
Dried Orange Peel | Spain | „ | 20 | 90 lbs |
Pepper | India | Bags | 4 | 1 cwt 2 qrs |
Cherries in Brine | Italy | Casks | 565 | 3 cwt |
Citrons in Brine | ,, | „ | 60 | 3 cwt 2 qrs |
Yeast | Holland | Bags & Baskets | 1113 | 28 lbs 1 cwt |
Liquid Egg Yolk | China | Casks | 1108 | 3 cwt 2 qrs—4 cwt 3 qrs |
Sugar Candy | Holland | Cases | 385 | 28 lbs |
Mustard | „ | „ | 102 | 1 cwt |
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