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Woolwich 1913

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Woolwich]

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the proportion of the above vegetable foods consumed by
the public as compared with the amount of animal food:—•
One week,
" Bread. Quarterns.
Produced March, 1904 White and Brown 44,180
(No separate record of white and brown kept)
Produoed July, 1906 White 38,862
Brown 1,167
Produced March, 1914 White 74,814
Brown 2,300
Dr. Allinson's 1,570
Hovis 354
Standard 798
The baking of Standard Bread was commenced in
February, 1911, when to meet the demand 1,696
quarterns were produced. This produce has fallen
to the figure given above for March, 1914. I am
unable to give you the separate figures for white
and whole-meal bread ten years ago, the records at
that time having been made in the aggregate.

Comparisons of the years 1906 and 1913: —

1906.1913.
Oatmeals24 tons37 tons
Peas.83 qrs.120 qrs.
Lentils140 bags200 bags
Beans275 bags500 bags

There were also large quantities of oatmeals, peas, etc.,
sold in packet form during 1913 of which we have
no complete reoord.
Meat sold.
1906—Membership, 25,800; Butchery Trade, £54,010.
1913—Membership, 34,300; Butchery Trade, £80,627."