Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stepney]
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32
Preserved Pish.
Tons.
cwts.
qrs.
lbs
187,903 tins of salmon
127
5
0
20
Fresh Fruit and Vegetables.
3,934 crates of bananas
109
4
2
0
70 packages of bilberries
—
3
3
0
12 casks of cauliflowers
1
2
0
0
707 packages of cherries
2
8
3
0
47 boxes of figs
—
9
2
17
70 bags of onions
3
4
1
4
00 bags of parsnips
2
10
0
0
48 packages of pears
4
15
1
12
475 packages of plums
5
8
3
18
422 bags of potatoes
20
10
2
0
5 boxes of tomatoes
—
—
1
24
00 bags of turnips
2
10
0
0
Preserved Fruit and Vegetables.
1,711 boxes of dried apricots
21
7
3
0
383 tins and 4 casks of cherries
1
11
1
0
30,720 tins of pineapples
31
15
3
4
11,705 tins of fruit pulp
10
1
2
8
Sundries.
12,137 tins of assorted canned goods
10
7
2
4
3 boxes of edible fat
—
1
2
0
1 cask of liquid eggs
—
4
0
19
44 bags rye flour
2
13
0
6
2 bags of sugar
—
4
0
0
1 tin of soup
—
—
—
1
2,329 packages of tea
21
5
3
27
524
11
3
17