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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

City of London 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]

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Table: FIRST SCHEDULE.SCALE OF PROVISIONS.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SCALE OF PROVISIONS.

Water.Soft Bread.Biscuit.Salt Beef.Salt Pork.Preserved Meat.Fish.Potatoes.Dried or Compressed Vegetables.Peas, Split.Peas, Green.Calavances or Haricot Beans.Flour.Rice.Oatmeal.Tea.Coffee.Sugar.Milk, Condensed.Butter.Marmalade or Jam.Syrup or Molasses.Suet.Pickles.Dried Fruits.Fine Salt.Mustard.Pepper.Curry Powder.Onions.
qts.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lbs.lb.lbs.lb.pint.pint.pint.lbs.lbs.oz.oz.oz.lbs.lb.lb.lb.lb.oz.pt.oz.oz.oz.o zoz.oz.
Sunday ...41½...¾...............½.....................
Monday ...4...1...1........................¼.............................................3
Tuesday ...41...1¼........................½...4..............................................
Wednesday4...1......¾...............½...................................................
Thursday...41......1........................¼.......................................
Friday4...1......¾¾..................................................................
Saturday...4...11¼........................½...4.............................................
Weekly2834322¼¾6½2/31/31/32½81¾41¼1/3½l½4½52¼¼¼3