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. | Description of Packages. | Where from. | General Range of Weight of Packages. | Quantity. |
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Tinned Goods (continued)— | ||||
Asparagus | Cases | America | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 550 |
Beans | „ | Spain | 1 cwt. | 852 |
Blackberries | „ | America | 1 cwt. | 400 |
Brawn | „ | Holland | 36 lbs. | 11,623 |
Cherries | „ | Italy | 24 lbs.—48 lbs | 16,252 |
Chicken | „ | Holland | 36 lbs. | 85 |
Condensed Milk | „ | „ | 48 lbs. | 1,567,444 |
Corned Beef | „ | „ | 72 lbs. | 7,710 |
Crab | „ | America | 56 lbs. | 175 |
Crayfish | „ | „ | 56 lbs. | 100 |
Fruit Pulp | „ | Holland, Spain and Italy. | 72 lbs.—100 lbs. | 22,925 |
Fruit Salad | „ | California | 56 lbs.—100 lbs. | 12,811 |
Gooseberries | „ | Holland | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 1,426 |
Grape Fruit | „ | America | 50 lbs. | 7,560 |
Greengages | „ | „ | 56 lbs. | 550 |
Hams | „ | Holland | 20 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 1,821 |
Jam | „ | „ | 14 lbs. | 12 |
Lobster | „ | California | 50 lbs. | 207 |
Loganberries | „ | „ | 1 cwt. | 3,050 |
Meat Roll | „ | Holland | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 2,217 |
Oranges | „ | Spain | 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 200 |
Peaches | „ | America | 48 lbs. | 57,945 |
Peas | „ | Belgium and Italy | 50 lbs.—72 lbs. | 19,472 |
Pears | „ | America | 48 lbs. | 45,194 |
Pines | „ | Singapore and Hawaii | 48 lbs. | 86,487 |
Pilchards | „ | California | 60 lbs. | 2,524 |
Pimento | „ | Spain | 1 cwt. | 50 |
Plums | „ | California | 60 lbs. | 599 |
Pork | „ | Holland | 28 lbs. | 8 |
Pork and Beans | „ | California | 56 lbs. | 9,126 |
Prawns | „ | 56 lbs. | 675 | |
Salmon | „ | Canada, Russia and America. | 48 lbs. | 23,770 |
Sardines | „ | Portugal | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 22,792 |
Sausages | „ | Holland | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 1,439 |
Spaghetti and Cheeses | „ | Italy | 56 lbs. | 410 |
Spinach. | „ | California | 72 lbs. | 70 |
Sterilized Cream | „ | Holland | 14 lbs.—56 lbs. | 10,946 |
Strawberries | „ | California | 48 lbs. | 281 |
Sugar Corn | „ | „ | 56 lbs. | 1,071 |
Tomatoes | „ | Italy | 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 3 qrs. | 86,297 |
Tongues | „ | Holland | 48 lbs.—1 cwt. | 4,504 |
Veal | „ | „ | 50 lbs.—100 lbs. | 11,109 |
Vegetables | „ | Holland, Belgium and Spain. | 50 lbs. —100 lbs. | 2,132 |
Macaroni | Packages | — | 28 lbs. | 63,359 |
Milk Powder | „ | Holland | 50 lbs.—1 cwt. | 47,399 |
Nuts (Various) | Packages, Bags | Spain, Italy, China | 50 lbs.—1 cwt. | 114,215 |
Vegetables in Brine | Casks | Holland, Spain and Italy. | 3 cwts.—4 cwts. | 7,774 |
Vegetables (Dried) | Packages | Holland | 56 lbs. | 956 |
Ginger (Preserved) | Cases, Casks | China | 30 lbs.—3 cwts. | 30,819 |
Nuts in Brine | Casks | Spain | 2 cwts.—3 cwts. | 60 |
Miscellaneous— | ||||
Biscuits | Packages | Holland and Russia | 1 cwt.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 671 |
Candied Peel | „ | Spain | 56 lbs.—1 cwt. | 34 |
Carraway Seeds | Bags | Holland | 1 cwt. 1 qr. | 1,525 |
Cherries in Water | Casks | Italy | 2 cwts.—3 cwts. | 25 |
Chocolate | Packages | Holland | 50 lbs.—1 cwt. 1 qr. | 3,956 |
Citrons in Brine | Casks | Spain | 4 cwts. | 25 |
Cocoa Butter | Packages | Holland | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 2,368 |
Condensed Milk | Casks | „ | 3 cwts—4 cwts. | 6,309 |
Confectionery | Packages | Holland and Russia | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. | 27,777 |
Crispbread | „ | Sweden | 1 cwt.—2 cwts. | 43,562 |
Drained Cherries | „ | Italy | 28 lbs.—1 cwt. | 1,410 |
Drained Citrons | „ | Spain and Italy | 56 lbs—100 lbs. | 124 |
Fresh Cream | Drums | Holland | 56 lbs.—130 lbs. | 274 |
Fresh Milk | Churns | „ | 170 lbs. | 21,143 |