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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 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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WEEKLY MENU FOR SUMMER MONTHS.
| Breakfast. | Lunch. | Dinner. | Tea. | Supper. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Cocoa, Bread and Butter, Jam, Fruit or Marmalade. | — | Roast Beef, Cabbage and Potatoes, Stewed Fruit or Fruit Salad and Custard. | Tea, Bread and Butter, Cake. | Milk, Bread and Dripping. |
| Monday | Tea, Porridge, Bread and Butter, or Dripping. | Milk. | Cold Meat, Beetroot, or Green Salad Potatoes, Suet Pudding with Syrup, Jam or Fruit. | Tea, Bread and Butter, Jam or Fruit. Sardines. | Milk, Bread and Dripping. |
| Tuesday | Tea, Grape Nuts, Bread and Butter. | Lemonade or Milk. | Stewed Steak, Carrots and Onions, Potatoes, Milk Pudding, Fruit in Season. | Tea, Bread and Butter, Jam or Fruit. | Cocoa, Bread and Butter. |
| Wednesday | Tea, Fish, Bread and Butter. | Milk. | Meat Pudding Cabbage and Potatoes, Raw Fruit or Fruit and Custard. | Tea, Bread and Butter, Buns. | Milk, Bread and Butter. |
| Thursday | Tea, Grape Nuts, or Fruit, Bread and Butter. | Milk. | Stew, Carrots and Onions, Potatoes, Milk Pudding, Lemonade. | Tea, Currant Bread. and Fruit or Jam. | Milk, Bread and Dripping. |
| Friday | Tea, Boiled or Scrambled Egg's, Bread and Butter. | Milk. | Fish, White Sauce and Potatoes, Fresh or Dried Fruit, Suet Puddings. | Tea, Bread and Butter, Jam or Fruit. | Cocoa. |
| Saturday | Tea or Cocoa, Porridge or Fruit, Bread and Butter. | Milk or Lemonade. | Hot or cold Ham, Hot or cold Mutton, Two Vegetables or Potatoes and Salad, Jam Tarts or Blancmange and Stewed Fruit. | Tea, Bread and Butter, Jam or Fruit. | Milk. |
Lettuce, Tomatoes, Radishes, for dinners and teas, when in season.
Fresh Fruit for breakfasts and teas, when in season.
All Milk used is Grade "A."
The Menu for the Winter months is very similar, except that
there is less fresh fruit and lettuce, etc.
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