| Breakfast | ... | 8 oz. bread, 1 pint gruel. |
| Supper | ... | 8 oz. bread, 1 pint gruel. |
| Dinner | ... | 3 days, 8 oz. bread, 1 pint porridge. |
| 2 days, 8 oz. bread, 8 oz. potatoes. | ||
| 2 days, 8 oz. bread, 8 oz. suet pudding. |
Daily Average, 28½ oz. solid, with 2¼ pints gruel, ½ pint porridge.
Prisoners' Task, 5 or 10 cwt. stones, 2 lbs. oakum.
Legal Dietary for Casual Paupers.
| Breakfast | ... | 6 oz. bread, 1 pint gruel. |
| Supper | ... | 6 oz. bread, 1 pint gruel. |
| Dinner | ... | 8 oz. bread, 1½ oz. cheese. |
Daily Average, 21½ oz. solid, with 2 pints gruel.
Casuals' Task, 14 cwt. stones.
Evidence comes from all over the country of increase in prison statistics through crimes due to a desire to escape from tramp ward conditions and preference for prison fare.[27]
Such instances as this are continually occurring.