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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 1868
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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| Half-year ending Michaelmas, 1868. | Half-year ending Lady-day,1869. | TOTAL. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | s. | d. | £ | 8. | d. | £ | s. | d. | |
| PAYMENTS. | |||||||||
| Provisions— | |||||||||
| Bread and Flour | 907 | 4 | 4 | 730 | 0 | 5 | 1637 | 4 | 9 |
| Meat | 1536 | 13 | 8 | 1888 | 16 | 10 | 3425 | 10 | 6 |
| Potatoes | 143 | 15 | 0 | 166 | 5 | 6 | 310 | 0 | 6 |
| Bacon | 22 | 10 | 0 | .. | 22 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Beans | 7 | 7 | 0 | .. | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Peas, Oatmeal and Pearl Barley | 50 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 18 | 6 | 105 | 11 | 4 |
| Fish for the Infirmary | 46 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 14 | 6 | 103 | 13 | 0 |
| Salt Fish | 7 | 3 | 4 | .. | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Butter, Cheese, and Lard | 303 | 5 | 1 | 333 | 16 | 11 | 637 | 2 | 0 |
| Eggs for the Infirmary | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 10 |
| Arrowroot, Rice, Cocoa, Sago, &c. | 53 | 6 | 4 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 127 | 17 | 4 |
| Sugar | 136 | 15 | 9 | 127 | 15 | 2 | 264 | 10 | 11 |
| Vegetables | 12 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 3 | 5 |
| Milk | 81 | 10 | 0 | 110 | 18 | 9 | 192 | 8 | 9 |
| Vinegar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Porter | 418 | 10 | 6 | 474 | 19 | 0 | 893 | 9 | 6 |
| Ale | 29 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 55 | 19 | 8 |
| Wine and Spirits | 248 | 15 | 4 | 316 | 2 | 4 | 564 | 17 | 8 |
| Soap | 61 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 |
| Tea | 152 | 12 | 0 | 167 | 7 | 0 | 319 | 19 | 0 |
| Coals | 518 | 17 | 6 | .. | 518 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Coke | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 0 |
| Candles | 12 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 28 | 14 | 0 |
| Salt, Soda, Starch, &c. | 24 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 46 | 4 | 4 |
| Soda Water, Honey, Ice, &c., for the Infirmary | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| Dried Fruit for Christmas Puddings | .. | 7 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Baking Christmas dinners | .. | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Carried forward | 4800 | 1 | 8 | 4712 | 1 | 6 | 9512 | 3 | 2 |