Appendix: poor laws, Appendix No. XII

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No. XII.—Accounts of the Prickes off Provistions and Necessaries at Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals, from 1795 to 1830, inclusive.
1.—Account of the Prickes off Provistions and Necessaries at Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals.
— The whole Ration contracted for at per Head per Diem, consisting of Bread, Cheese, Butter, Beef and Mutton, Salt and Oatmeal. BEER per Barrel. CANDLES per Dozen of lbs. COALS per Chaldron.
1795 The Precise Rate of the Charge for the Ration cannot be ascertained for this Period. Contracted for at 3d. per. Dozen lbs. Below the Market Price. Supplied by Commission.
6
7
8
9
s. d. s. d.
1800 0 8 13/16 16 0
1 Cannot be ascertained. 16 0
2 1 0 14 0
3 1 0 13 6
4 0 11 15 0
5 0 11 15 0
6 0 11 17 6
7 0 11 17 0 9 0
per Dozen lbs.
8 0 11 3/8 16 0 Contracted for at 4 d. per Dozen lbs. below the Market Price. 57/ — 57/6 and 58/.
9 1 0 16 0 55/2 and 54/2.
1810 1 0 16 0 58/ — 58/6 and 59/.
11 1 0¾ 14 6 61/6 and 62/.
12 1 0¾ 14 6 57/6 — 59/3 and 57/6.
13 1 11/8 15 0 55/ and 57/.
14 1 11/8 13 0 56/.
15 1 0 13/32 11 6 53/6.
16 0 10 7/32 10 6 45/3.
17 0 11½ 11 6 40/6 and 42/.
18 0 10 10 6 38/10 — 44/4 — 44/10 45/10 and; 46/:10.
19 1 01/8 8 6 41/10—43/10 and; 44/10.
1820 0 11 27/32 8 9 7 11
per Dozen lbs.		 38/10. and 43/4.
21 0 10 27/32 8 6 7 5 38/10.
22 0 8 56/64 8 6 6 8 38/10.
23 0 6 60/64 7 10 6 0 39/2.
24 0 8 3/4 8 0 5 8 28/2.
25 0 8 1/7; 7 9 5 7 43/6.
26 0 91/5 7 3 5 9 41/11.
27 0 9 6 10 6 0 44/.
28 0 8 12/16 7 0 5 10 37/5.
29 0 9 11/64 7 0 6 0 33/9.
1830 0 7 40/64 39s. Porter. 5 7 36/.

Remarks. — From the, Year 1800 to 1806, when Bread exceeded 9¾d. the Quartern Loaf, the Difference was allowed according to the Assize. From the Year 1806 to 1815, the Contractor was allowed the additional Duty on Salt.

Note. — To the Year,1824 the Allowance to-each: Pensioner was as follows; viz. 18 oz. of Beef or Mutton Five Days in the Week; -¼ lb. of Cheese every Day, and on Wednesdays and Fridays an extra ¼lb.; and 2 oz. of Butter, and a Loaf of Bread, daily, weighing 1 lb. The present Allowance is 13 oz. of Beef or Mutton, lb. of Cheese, and 1 Loaf of Bread weighing 1 lb., every Day, and 2 oz. of Butter per Week.

Royal Hospital, Chelsea,
27th January 1831.		 RICHd NEAVE,
Secretary and Registrar.
XII.-Accounts of the Prices of Provisions and Necessaries at Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals, from 1795 to 1830 — continued.
2.—ACCOUNT of the PRICES of PROVISIONS and NECESSARIES at GREENWICH HOSPITAL.
1795. 1796. 1797. 1798. 1799. 1800. 1801. 1802. 1803. 1804. 1805. 1806. 1807. 1808. 1809. 1810. 1811. 1812.. 1813.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
PROVISIONS Flour per Sack 2 19 0 2 19 3½ 2 3 6¾ 2 5 8¾ 2 17 4½ 4 13 3¼ 3 5 10 2 14 10¾ 2 10 1¾ 2 17 10 3 18 3¾ 3 9 0½ 3 1 10¾ 3 9 1¾ 4 4 4¼ 4 10 6½ 4 6 7 5 7 7¾ 4 15 10
Bread per lb. 0 0 2 152/360 0 0 2 166/360 0 0 1½ 131/360 0 0 1½ 249/360 0 0 2 98/360 0 0 3¼ 48/360 0 0 2¼ 171/360 0 0 1¾ 339/360 0 0 1¾ 129/360 0 0 2 149/360 0 0 2¾67/360 0 0 2¼ 347/360 0 0 2¼ 4/360 0 0 2¼ 352/360 0 0 3 7/360 0 0 3 299/360 0 9/360 0 0 3¾ 40/360 0 0 3¼ 193/360
Meat per Cwt. 2 2 8 2 8 2½ 2 16 0 2 15 0 2 12 6 3 3 9 3 3 6 3 4 6 3 3 0 3 2 9 3 1 8 3 1 3 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 8 3 3 13 0 3 14 0 3 17 0 4 3 3
Peas per Bushel (See 1825) 0 9 9½ 0 7 4¾ 0 5 4¼ 0 5 7 0 7 10 0 12 8¼ 0 11 0¾ 0 16 10¼ 0 7 3½ 0 6 11¾ 0 7 8½ 0 8 10 0 14 6¼ 0 11 8½ 0 14 8½ 0 9 4¾ 0 9 5¾ 0 12 8½ 0 13 8½
Oatmeal per Bushel (See 1823) 0 6 0½ 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 17 0½ 0 16 6¾ 0 9 5¾ 0 9 l¼ 0 9 8¾ 0 12 0 0 10 1¼ 0 9 3½ 0 11 8¾ 0 11 9 0 11 7½ 0 11 6 0 12 2 0 12 2
Salt per Bushel 0 5 8 0 7 0 0 7 0 0 10 6¾ 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 14 0 0 19 1½ 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9
Butter per lb. 0 0 8¼ 0 0 8¾ 0 0 9 0 0 8¾ 0 0 9¼ 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 1 0 0 0 11¾ 0 0 11½ 0 1 0 0 1 0¾ 0 1 1 0 1 1¾ 0 1 2½ 0 1 3½ 0 1 3
Cheese per lb. 0 0 5¼ 0 0 5½ 0 0 5¾ 0 0 5¾ 0 0 5½ 0 0 6¼ 0 0 7¼ 0 0 7¼ 0 0 7¼ 0 0 7½ 0 0 7¼ 0 0 7 0 0 7½ 0 0 7¾ 0 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 8¼ 0 0 8½ 0 0 8¾
Malt per Quarter 2 7 8¾ 2 4 6¼ 1 18 0 2 0 11¼ 2 10 1½ 4 4 1¾ 3 5 4½ 2 15 8¾ 2 16 11¾ 3 8 0 4 5 7 3 14 9 3 12 0¼ 3 16 1½ 4 1 11¼ 4 5 1¾ 3 8 5¼ 4 1 10 4 16 7
Hops, per Cwt. Bags 4 4 0 5 3 5 5 3 5 10 10 0 13 15 8 16 7 1¼ 4 8 7 No Supply 6 4 3 No Supply No Supply 5 6 0 5 16 0 4 8 0 6 10 0 7 3 0 6 10 0 No Supply 12 6 0
Pockets 4 4 0 5 3 5 5 3 5 13 15 8 17 5 0¾ 4 16 8¾ 6 4 3 5 11 0 6 2 0 4 17 0 7 14 0 8 4 0 7 6 0 13 15 0
Beer per Barrel 0 10 4½ 0 9 9 0 8 11 0 9 2¾ 0 12 5 1 0 4¼ 0 17 3 0 11 10½ 0 13 0 0 13 11 0 17 9½ 0 16 3¼ 0 15 5 0 16 5¼ 0 17 0 0 17 10 0 16 3¾ 1 0 9¼ 1 1 10¼
NECESSARIES. Suits of Clothes 2 0 1¾ 1 19 9½ 1 19 9½ 1 19 9½ 1 19 ½ 1 19 0½ 1 19 3 2 1 3¼ 2 1 1½ 2 1 7¼ 2 2 11½ 2 2 11½ 2 2 8¼ 2 2 3¼ 2 2 1¾ 2 2 0½ 2 3 1¼ 2 4 1¾ 2 4 1¾
Stockings per Pair 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 1 6 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 6 0 2 6
Linen for Shirts, 7/8ths per Yard 0 0 11½ 0 0 11½ 0 0 11½ 0 0 11½ 0 1 3 0 1 3¼ 0 1 3¼ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 4½ 0 1 4¼ 0 1 4¼ 0 1 4¼ 0 1 4¼ 0 1 4¼
Hats each 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 3 0
Shoes per Pair 0 4 0 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 5 8 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 3 9 0 3 9 0 5 3 0 5 9 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 0 5 6 0 4 11 0 4 11 0 4 8¾
Suits of Bedding, (viz. Bed, Bolster, Pillow, Three Blankets, One Coverlet) 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 8 0 2 14 9 2 15 1 2 15 1 2 15 1 2 15 1 2 15 1 2 16 4 2 16 4 2 16 4 2 16 4 2 16 4
Seacoal per Chaldron 1 19 9 1 18 0 1 17 8 1 18 5¾ 2 8 4 2 11 7 2 5 4 2 4 2½ 2 10 5½ 2 11 11¼ 2 11 8¾ 2 13 4 2 14 0 2 15 9¾ 3 0 9¾ 3 0 8 3 1 6 2 16 1 2 16 7
Candles per Doz. lbs. 0 9 1¾ 0 10 1¾ 0 9 7½ 0 9 0½ 0 9 6¾ 0 11 5¼ 0 10 7¼ 0 10 3¼ 0 11 0¾ 0 11 3¾ 0 10 8¼ 0 10 6¾ 0 9 9¾ 0 13 4½ 0 14 7¾ 0 11 2¼ 0 10 10¼ 0 12 6 0 14 1¾
Mops each 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 6¼
1814. 1815. 1816. 1817. 1818. 1819. 1820. 1821. 1822. 1823. 1824. 1825. 1826. 1827. 1828. 1829. 1830. REMARKS.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
PROVISIONS. Flour per Sack 3 7 5½ 3 0 0½ 2 18 9¾ 4 8 5 3 6 9¼ 2 17 2½ 2 15 1 2 5 3¼ 1 17 9¾ 2 1 11½ 2 7 6 2 12 4¼ 2 4 2¾ 2 3 6¼ 2 6 6 2 15 10½ 2 14 11 Average Price by Contract or otherwise. Since May 1829 supplied from His Majesty's Victualling Yard at Deptford.
Bread per lb. 0 0 2¼ 271/360 0 0 270/360 0 0 2 159/360 0 0 3 140/360 0 0 2¼ 181/360 0 0 2 82/360 0 0 1¾ 340/360 0 0 1½ 229/360 0 0 1¼ 231/360 0 0 1½ 70/360 0 0 1½336/360; 0 0 1¾209/360 0 0 1½ 179/360 0 0 1½ 145/360 0 0 1½ 288/360 0 0 2 18/360 0 0 1 332/360 Calculated on the Price of Flour and making into Bread; 360 lbs. the Produce of each Sack.
Meat per Cwt. 4 12 4½ 3 9 7½ 2 15 6 2 11 4 2 17 1 3 4 3 3 10 4½ 2 18 10 1 19 5½ 2 2 7¼ 2 2 8¼ 2 19 6½
Split Peas.		 2 17 8 2 15 4½ 2 10 7¼ 2 6 3½ 2 3 6 Average of Two or Three Contracts yearly.
Peas per Bushel 0 9 4 0 6 7¼ 0 7 0 0 8 6 0 9 3¾ 0 7 8 0 7 5¾ 0 5 9 0 5 0½ 0 5 6 0 5 11 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 10 6 0 9 6 0 8 9 0 8 0 Average Price, 1795 to 1823; subsequently the Annual Contract Price.
Oatmeal per Bushel 0 10 3 0 9 9 0 11 3 0 13 3 0 13 5½ 0 12 9 0 13 4¼ 0 8 8¼ 0
0
pr Cwt.		 8
15		 3
6
 0 8 3 0 17 0 0 17 6 0 19 0 1 5 0 0 18 6 0 18 6 0 16 11 Ditto.
Salt per Bushel 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 9 0 19 4½ 0 18 0 0 4 10 0 4 9 0 2 10 0 1 10½ 0 1 8 0 1 10 0 1 8 0 1 8 Ditto.
Butter per lb. 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 0 9½ 0 0 8¾; 0 0 11 0 0 11 0 0 9½ 0 0 8¾ 0 0 7½ 0 0 7¼ 0 0 8¼ 0 0 10¼ 0 0 9½ 0 0 8¼ 0 0 8½ 0 0 8 0 0 6½ Chiefly the Average of Two Contracts to 1822, and One Contract from that Time.
Cheese per lb. 0 0 8¾ 0 0 8 0 0 6½ 0 0 5½ 0 0 6 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 4¼ 0 0 5¼ 0 0 6½ 0 0 5¼ 0 0 5¼ 0 0 5 0 0 4 Ditto.
Malt per Quarter 4 10 8¾ 3 9 6 3 9 5¼ 4 6 9¾ 4 1 8½ 3 12 11¾ 3 8 8¼ 3 1 11 2 12 8½ 2 19 11 3 2 1 3 11 10¼ 3 5 1 3 4 10 3 1 7 3 1 10½ 2 16 1¼ Average Price by Contract or otherwise.
Hops, per Cwt. Bags 8 10 0 9 2 0 12 5 0 21 0 0 7 2 0 4 0 0 3 16 0 4 4 0 3 16 0 6 15 0 20 10 0 15 0 0 No Supply No Receipt Price of each Supply; chiefly in November and December.
Pockets 9 8 0 9
10		 15
18		 0
0		 15 15 0 23 4 0 8 8 0 4 12 0 4 0 0 3 12 0 3 10 0 9 19 0 7 5 0 23 0 0 15 5 0 4 10 0 4
5		 10
9		 0
6
Beer per Barrel- 0 17 3¼ 0 15 4¾ 0 15 8 1 0 7 0 19 11½ 0 15 3¾ 0 13 10½ 0 12 10¼ 0 11 5¾ 0 12 5¼ 0 14 10¾ 0 16 6¼ 0 17 5¾ 0 13 8¼ 0 13 1 0 13 4 Not ascertained Brewed at the Hospital; Cost Price calculated annually.
NECESSARIES. Suits of Clothes 2 5 9¼ 2 7 10 2 8 3¾ 2 5 11¼ 2 1 0½ 2 1 7¼ 2 3 3¼ 2 1 9 2 0 2¾ 1 19 11¼ 1 19 11¼ 2 0 8½ 2 1 6¼ 1 19 10¾ 1 18 1 1 18 6¾ 1 18 6¾ Calculated on the Cost of Materials and making.
Stockings per Pair 0 2 6 0 3 3 0 3 3 0 2 9 0 2 10 0 2 11 0 2 9½ 0 2 8 0 2 5 0 2 2 0 2 1¾ 0 2 1½ 0 2 0¼ 0 1 10¼ 0 1 9½ 0 1 9½ 0 1 6½ Contract Price, or Average of Two Contracts.
Linen for Shirts, 7/8ths per Yard 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 2¾ 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 11¾ 0 0 9½ 0 0 9½ 0 0 8 Contract Price, Formerly under a standing Contract.
Hats each 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 Including a Stamp Duty of 3d. to 1811. From 1805 supplied under One Contract.
Shoes per Pair 0 4 8 0 4 7 0 4 7 0 3 10 0 3 10 0 4 2¾ 0 4 4½ 0 4 3 0 4 2½ 0 4 7¾ 0 4 9½ 0 4 6 0 4 5 0 4 3½ 0 4 3 0 3 9¾ 0 3 6 Contract Price, or Average of Two Contracts.
Suits of Bedding, (viz. Bed, Bolster, Pillow, Three Blankets. One Coverlet) 2 16 4 3 7 7½ 3 7 1 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 19 10½ 2 8 3 2 5 9 2 5 9 1 17 10¾ Contract Price, Formerly under a standing Contract.
Seacoal per Chaldron 3 2 2¼ 2 15 7 2 9 6 2 6 7 2 8 6 2 6 8 2 5 9 2 6 6 2 4 6¼ 2 6 7 2 3 8 2 3 2 2 0 4 2 1 5¼ 2 0 8¼ 1 16 7 1 12 11 Calculated on the Cost at Newcastle, Freight, and Charges to 1829. 1830 supplied by Contract.
Candles per Doz. lbs. 0 14 6 0 11 7¼ 0 9 3 0 9 9¾ 0 11 5½ 0 8 6¼ 0 8 2¾ 0 7 1¼ 0 6 1½ 0 5 6 0 5 6 0 6 0 0 5 9½ 0 5 10 0 5 10¼ 0 5 6¼ 0 5 3½ Formerly supplied at a Discount on the Market Price; now by Annual Contract.
Mops each 0 2 5 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 2 6 0 1 10½ 0 1 4¾ 0 1 3½ 0 1 2 0 1 1¼ 0 1 2¼ 0 1 1¼ 0 1 1¾ 0 1 2 0 1 1½ 0 0 10½ Procured from the Churchwardens of Greenwich to 1819; now by Annual Contract.
Royal Hospital, Greenwich,
Dec. 31st, 1830.		 By Order of the Commissioners. Wm H. HOOPER, Secretary.
Jno A. LETHBRIDGE, Steward.
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