Box of Energen diet cards

Made:
1954 in London
Box of Energen diet cards

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Box of Energen diet cards, made by Energen Dietary Service, Bryanston Square, London, W1, England, 1953-1954

Details

Category:
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630922
Materials:
case, cardboard
Measurements:
card: length 76 mm
card: width 127 mm
case: length 71 mm
case: width 140 mm
case: height 93 mm
type:
diet card sets

Parts

The cards are for 130 diets, with 15 guide cards. The guides are for Anaemia, child ( young), Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis, Goustipation, Diabetes, Dyspepsia, Hypertension, Light Diet, Low Residue, Low Salt, Malnutrition and Underweight, Obesity, Peptic Ulcer, Pregnancy, Preumatism

Patient diet cards

The cards are for 130 diets, with 15 guide cards. The guides are for Anaemia, child ( young), Cholecystitis and Cholelithiasis, Goustipation, Diabetes, Dyspepsia, Hypertension, Light Diet, Low Residue, Low Salt, Malnutrition and Underweight, Obesity, Peptic Ulcer, Pregnancy, Preumatism

Object Number:
A630922 Pt1
type:
diet card
11 cards giving carbohydrate and other contents of various foods

Patient diet cards

11 cards giving carbohydrate and other contents of various foods

Object Number:
A630922 Pt2
type:
diet card
Four pro-forma cards for requesting further dietary information, two for posting, two for insertion in part 4

Patient diet cards

Four pro-forma cards for requesting further dietary information, two for posting, two for insertion in part 4

Object Number:
A630922 Pt3
type:
diet card
Addressed, reply-paid envelope for pro-forma cards for requesting further dietary information (2 cards)

Envelope for Energen diet cards

Addressed, reply-paid envelope for pro-forma cards for requesting further dietary information (2 cards)

Object Number:
A630922 Pt4
type:
envelope
"Dietary indications and specimen menus for common ailments for the use of the medical profession", 56pp, "Issued by the Energen Dietary Service... Copyright 1952"

Dietary indications and specimen menus for common ailments

"Dietary indications and specimen menus for common ailments for the use of the medical profession", 56pp, "Issued by the Energen Dietary Service... Copyright 1952"

Object Number:
A630922 Pt5
type:
booklet
Box for Energen diet cards, without contents (see other parts for rest) , by Energen Dietary Service, Bryanston Square, London, W1, England, 1953-1954.

Box for Energen diet cards

Box for Energen diet cards, without contents (see other parts for rest) , by Energen Dietary Service, Bryanston Square, London, W1, England, 1953-1954.

Measurements:
card: length 76 mm
card: width 127 mm
case: length 71 mm
case: width 140 mm
case: height 93 mm
Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
A630922 Pt6
type:
case - container

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