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Cardiganshire Quarter Sessions, 1^st January 1850

Ordered that the following Table of Diet recommended to be adopted by the Secretary of State be used and observed in the Gaol and House of Correction at Cardigan: -

Class 1

Convicted prisoners confined any term not exceeding seven days.

	Males	Females
Breakfast	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint
Dinner	Bread 1 lb.	Bread 1 lb.
Supper	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint

Class 2

Convicted prisoners for any term exceeding seven days and not exceeding twenty one days

	Males	Females
Breakfast	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.
Dinner	Bread 12 oz.	Bread 12 oz.
Supper	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.

Prisoners of this class employed at hard labour to have in addition 1 pint of soup per week.

Class 3

Convicted prisoners employed at hard labour for terms exceeding twenty one days, but not more than six weeks; and convicted prisoners not employed at hard labour for terms exceeding twenty one days, but not more than four months.

	Males	Females
Breakfast	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.
	Sunday and Thursday
Dinner	Soup 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Soup 1 pint Bread 6 oz.
	Tuesday and Saturday
ditto	Cooked meat without bone 3 oz. Bread 8 oz. Potatoes ½ lb.	Cooked meat without bone 3 oz. Bread 6 oz. Potatoes ½ lb.
	Monday, Wednesday and Friday
ditto	Bread 8 oz. Potatoes 1 lb.	Bread 6 oz. Potatoes 1 lb.
Supper	Same as breakfast	Same as breakfast

Class 4

Convicted prisoners employed at hard labour for terms exceeding six weeks but not more than four months; and convicted prisoners not employed at hard labour for terms exceeding four months.

	Males	Females
Breakfast	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.
	Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Dinner	Cooked meat without bone 3 oz. Bread 8 oz. Potatoes ½ lb.	Cooked meat without bone 3 oz. Bread 6 oz. Potatoes ½ lb.
	Monday, Wednesday and Friday
ditto	Soup 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Soup 1 pint Bread 8 oz.
Supper	Same as breakfast	Same as breakfast

Class 5

Convicted prisoners employed at hard labour for terms exceeding four months.

	Males	Females
	Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Breakfast	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.
Dinner	Cooked meat without bone 4 oz. Bread 6 oz. Potatoes 1 lb.	Cooked meat without bone 3 oz. Bread 6 oz. Potatoes ½ lb.
	Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Breakfast	Cocoa 1 pint Made of ¾ oz of flaked cocoa or Cocoa Nibs sweetened with ¾ oz of molasses or sugar. Bread 8 oz.	Cocoa 1 pint Made of ¾ oz of flaked cocoa or Cocoa Nibs sweetened with ¾ oz of molasses or sugar. Bread 6 oz.
Dinner	Soup 1 pint Bread 6 oz. Potatoes 1 lb.	Soup 1 pint Bread 6 oz. Potatoes ½ lb.
Supper	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Oatmeal Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.

Class 6

Prisoners sentenced by Court to solitary confinement.

	Males	Females
	The ordinary diet of their respective classes	The ordinary diet of their respective classes

Class 7

Prisoners for examination before Trial and Misdemeanants of the first division who do not maintain themselves.

	Males	Females
	The same as Class 4	The same as Class 4

Class 8

Destitute Debtors.

	Males	Females
	The same as Class 4	The same as Class 4

Class 9

Prisoners under punishment for prison offences for terms not exceeding three days.

1 lb of Bread per Diem

Prisoners in Close confinement for prison offences under the provisions of the 42^nd Section of the Gaol Act:-

	Males	Females
Breakfast	Gruel 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.
Dinner	Bread 8 oz.	Bread 6 oz.
Supper	Gruel 1 pint Bread 8 oz.	Gruel 1 pint Bread 6 oz.

Note - The Soup to contain per pint 3 ounces of cooked meat without bone, 3 ounces of Potatoes, 1 ounce of Barley, Rice or Oatmeal and 1 ounce of Onions or Leeks, with pepper and Salt. The Gruel to contain 2 ounces of Oatmeal per pint. The Gruel on alternate days to be sweetened with ¾ ounce of Molasses or sugar and seasoned with salt. In seasons when the Potatoe Crop has failed, 4 ounces of split peas made into a pudding may be occasionally substituted; but the change must not be made more than twice in each week. Boys under 14 years of Age to be placed on the same diet as Females.

[NLW Cards Quarter Sessions OB 8 pp. 613-616]

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