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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
West Ham 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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WEEKLY MENU.
| Breakfast. | Recreation Period. | Dinner. | Tea. | Supper. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Cocoa, bread and jam or honey, raw fruit if possible. | -- | Joint, cabbage and potatoes, stewed fruit and custard. | Tea, bread and butter, and cake. | Lemonade, cocoa or milk, with bread and butter, dripping, honey or jam. |
| Monday | Tea, bread and butter, jam. | Cocoa | Cold meat, boiled potatoes, suet pudding. | Tea, bread and butter, dripping, lettuce (in season). | Do. |
| Tuesday | Cocoa, porridge, bread, marmalade. | Milk. | Irish stew, stewed fruit, or rhubarb & custard. | Tea, bread and butter, jam. | Do. |
| Wednesday | Tea, egg (boiled or scrambled), bread, jam. | Lemonade. | Meat pudding, cabbage, milk pudding. | Tea, bread and butter, bananas (or other fruit). | Do. |
| Thursday | Cocoa, fresh herrings, bread, marmalade. | Cocoa | Stewed steak, onions, potatoes, jam roll. | Tea, bread and butter, bun. | Do |
| Friday | Tea, porridge, milk, bread, jam. | Milk. | Boiled fish, potatoes, boiled pudding. | Tea, bread and butter, jam. | Do. |
| Saturday | Cocoa, porridge, bread, marmalade. | Lemonade. | Lentil soup, suet dumplings, potatoes, boiled pudding. | Tea, bread and butter, egg, or sardine. | Do. |
Milk and sugar should be added to porridge, cocoa and tea; raw home grown fruit to be provided (according to season) in addition.
The food is of the best quality, and each boy is allowed a liberal quantity.