+--------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+ |Number born in| Number of | Number Dead.| Approximate | | Each Family. | Families.| | Death-rate.| +--------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+ | | | | Per Cent. | | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | | 5 | 6 | 15 | 50 | | 6 | 7 | 11 | 26 | | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | | 9 | 4 | 21 | 58 | | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | +--------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+ _Arranged according to Household Allowance._ +-------------------+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+ | Allowance. |Number | Number of| Number| Approximate | | | of | Children| Dead.| Death-rate.| | |Families. | born. | | | +-------------------+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+ | | | | | Per Cent. | |Over 22/0 a week | 8 | 60 | 20 | 33 | |20/0 to 22/0 | 20 | 111 | 34 | 30 | |Less than 20/0 | 11 | 52 | 16 | 30 | +-------------------+-----------+----------+-------+-------------+ _Arranged according to Rent._ +-----------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------+ |Rent. | Number | Number of| Number| Approximate | | | of | Children| Dead.| Death-rate.| | |Families.| born. | | | +-----------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | Per Cent. | |Over 6/6 | 15 | 105 | 26 | 24 | |6/0 to 6/6 | 14 | 71 | 26 | 36 | |Less than 6/0 | 10 | 47 | 18 | 38 | +-----------------+---------+----------+-------+-------------+ (See Appendix B, p. 44.) It is not pretended that the two tables do more than indicate that decent housing has as much influence on children’s health as, given a certain minimum, the quality and quantity of their food. That is to say, it is as important for a young child to have light, air, warmth, and freedom from damp, as it is for it to have sufficient and proper food.