2GG Dr Playfair on the Food of Man under 



Examples of Dietaries as 





Weight 

 in ounces 

 per week. 



Nitrogenous 

 ingredients. 



Substances 

 free from 

 Nitrogen. 





Dietaries of Soldiers and Sailors — 











English Soldier ..... 



378 



36*15 



127-18 





Do. in India .... 



261 



3415 



103-19 





English Sailor (Fresh Meat) 



302 



34-82 



102-89 





Do. (Salt Meat) .... 



290 



40-83 



132-20 





Dutch Soldier, in War 



198 



35-21 



102-08 





Do. in Peace 



383 



24-52 



106-80 





French Soldier 



347 



33-24 



127-76 





Bavarian do. ..... 



242 



21-08 



102-10 





Hessian do. ..... 



423 



23-0 



136-0 





Dietaries of the Young — 











Christ's Hospital, Hertford . 



216 



17-16 



61-27 





Do. London . 



242 



17-27 



76-82 





Chelsea Hospital, Boys' School . 



245 



12-89 



93-28 





Greenwich Hospital, do. 



231 



18-43 



86-73 





Dietaries of the Aged — 











Greenwich Pensioners 



269 



24-46 



122-21 





Chelsea do 



332 



29-95 



112-64 





Gillespie's Hospital, Edinburgh . 



156 



21-02 



92-32 





Trinity Hospital, do. 



192 



19-63 



97-34 





Old Pauper Dietaries — 











Class 1 





20-21 



88-61 





„ 2 





14-96 



89-59 





„ 3 





15-78 



99-88 





„ 4 





19-22 



116-84 





„ 5 





15-49 



96-51 





» 6 





14-67 



88-03 





Average of all English Counties in 1851 





22-0 



990 





St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh . 



175 



14-80 



89-37 





City Workhouse, do. ... 



107 



13-30 



49-99 





English Prison Dietaries — 











Class 2, Males .... 



206* 



15-28 



111-85 





„ 3, do 



276 



18-26 



123-60 





„ 4, 7, & 8. do 



271* 



20-97 



125-98 





„ 5, do 



326 



20-29 



130-57 





Bengal Prison Dietaries. 











Non-Labouring Convicts 



224 



18-43 



163-16 





Working Convicts .... 



296 



28-16 



191-12 





Contractors' insufficient Diet 



167* 



12-70 



135-95 





Bombay Prison Dietaries — 











All Classes of Prisoners not on hard labour 



182 



28-00 



101-50 





Hard Labour 



224 



35-63 



128-80 





Arctic and other Dietaries — 











Esquimaux ...... 





250-0 



1280-0 





Yacut 





999-0 



640-0 





Bosjesman ...... 





574-0 



368-0 





Hottentot ...... 





424-0 



400-0 





Agricultural Labourer, England 



163-6 



26-64 



106-57 





Do. do. 



1146 



20-39 



72-46 





Do. India 



218-0 



14-02 



138-27 





