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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
Kensington 1863
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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CONTRACT PRICES—continued.
| Michaelmas, 1863. | Lady-Day, 1864. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILK.—Prior, Green Lane, Battersea. | £ | £ | |||||
| Milk per barn gallon | 1 | 4 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | ||||||
| CANDLES.—Roberts, Chelsea. | |||||||
| Store Candles per dozen | 5 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| Mould do. „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Do. Rush Wicks „ | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Composites „ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| OILMAN—Perceval. | |||||||
| Salt per cwt. | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| Soda ,, | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Starch per lbs. | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Blue ,, | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Sperm Oil per gallon | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Neats Foot Oil ,, | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Olive do ,, | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Hair Brooms per dozen | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Scrubbing Brushes „ | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Banister do. ,, | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Blacklead per cwt. | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||||
| Hearthstones per dozen | 0 | 0 | 6½ | ||||
| Fullers' Earth per cwt. | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Flanders' Brick per dozen | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Sand per load | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Whiting per cwt. | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Turpentine per gallon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| Bass Broom Heads per dozen | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Linseed Oil per gallon | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| DRAPERY.—RoopEj Sloane-street. | |||||||
| 29 Inch Scotch Dowlas per yard | 0 | 0 | 8¾ | 0 | 0 | 9¾ | |
| 35 Inch Flax Sheeting „ | 0 | 0 | 8½ | 0 | 0 | 8¾ | |
| 35 Inch Apron Check „ | 0 | 0 | 84¼ | 0 | 8¾ | ||
| 36 Inch Gown Stripe „ | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10½ | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |||
| 28 Inch White Calico ,, | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 38 Inch Indigo Linsey ,, | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 39 Inch Jaconot and Check Muslin ,, | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| 37 Inch Grey Swansdown Lining „ | 0 | 0 | 9½ | 0 | 0 | 10½ | |
| 47 Inch Huckaback ,, | 0 | 0 | 7¼ | 8½ | |||
| Apron Linen „ | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 27 Inch Stout Flannel „ | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2½ | |
| 35 Inch Grey Calico ,, | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10¾ | |