The twenty-sixth annual report of the United Committee of Visitors : being the report for the year 1874 with list of officers of the institution, medical and financial statements, etc / Leicestershire and Rutland Lunatic Asylum.

Leicestershire and Rutland Lunatic Asylum

Date:: [1875]

Credit: The twenty-sixth annual report of the United Committee of Visitors : being the report for the year 1874 with list of officers of the institution, medical and financial statements, etc / Leicestershire and Rutland Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$TABLE XVI. ORDINARY DIET. Males - - Females - Sunday - - Monday Wednesday Thursday - Meat Days Vegetables in Season, 12oz. BREAKFAST, - Coffee or Cocoa, 1 pint, with 6oz. of Bread and £oz. Butter. - Coffee or Cocoa, 1 pint, with 5oz. of Bread and £oz. Butter. DINNER. Males - - 6oz. cooked, free from bone,' with 8 oz. of Bread. Females- 5oz. cooked, tree from bone, Thursday - with boz. ot Liead. j Tuesday. Irish Stew. Males and Females, ldoz. with 3oz. Bread, loz. Cheese Males - - 1 pint, 3oz. Bread, 8oz. Pudding. Friday. Soup Day Femaies . 1 pint, 3oz. Bread, Boz. Pudding. Males - - 1 lb., and 3oz. Bread, loz. Cheese. Females - 1 lb., and 3oz. Bread, loz. Cheese, females £ pint Beer Daily, excepting Fridays. SUPPER. Males - - - Tea, 1 pint, 6oz. Bread, £ oz. Butter. Females - - Tea, 1 pint, 5oz. Bread, £ oz. Butter. Patients employed in the Wards and Laundry are allowed for Luncheon, 4 oz. Bread, Eat P y l oz. Cheese, and \ pint Beer extra. Those employed in Workshops and Farm-4oz. Bread, loz. Cheese, and 1 pint Beer extra. Extra Diet at the Discretion of the Medical Superintendent. Saturday. Meat Pie. *** Males and SCALE, PER GALLON, FOR Soup Coffee. . l£ oz. and 1 oz. Chicory, 1 pint New Milk, 4 oz. of Sugar. Tea _1 oz., 1£ pints New Milk, 34 oz. of Sugar. Irish Stew .. per lb., 2oz. Meat, lOoz. Potatoes. l£ lbs. of Legs and Shins, 2oz. Oatmeal. 5oz. Peas, with Carrots. Onions and Herbs. ATTENDANTS AND MALE SERVANTS. WEEKLY. l£ oz. Tea 3 oz. Coffee £ lb. Butter l lb. Cheese | lb. moist Sugar £ lb. Bacon 1 pint Soup Rice or Sago Pudding, or Fruit Pies in season, 12oz., twice a week. DAILY. l£ pint Ale 8 oz. cooked Meat free from bone 12 oz. Vegetables 1 lb. Bread. NURSES AND FEMALE SERVANTS. WEEKLY. l£ oz. Tea 3 oz. Coffee £ lb. Butter £ lb. Cheese 3 oz. loaf Sugar 8 oz. moist Sugar £ lb. Bacon 1 pint Soup Rice or Sago Pudding, or Fruit Pies in season, 12 oz., twice a week. daily. 1 pint Ale 6oz. cooked Meat free from bone 12oz. Vegetables 1 lb. Bread$