Cost and standard of living -- England -- London; London (England) -- Economic conditions; Working class -- England -- London
Rent, 4s. 6d. for one room. No regular clothing. Burial
insurance, 3½d.
Average left for food, 9s. 11¼d., or 1s. 7¾d. per head a week,
less than 3d. a day: man, 3s. 6d.; mother and children, nearly
1s. 4d. a week, or 2¼d. a day.
6. Wage, 20s. Allowance, 18s. 4 children alive; 5 dead.
Rent (2 rooms), 4s. 6d. Clothing, 1s. 6d. Burial insurance, 8½d.
Average left for food—8s. 9d., or 1s. 5½d. per head a week,
2½d. a day: man, 3s. 6d.; mother and children, 1s. 0⅗d. per
head a week, less than 2d. a day.
Two cases where the weekly wage was less than 18s., owing to the men
taking temporary work in unemployment:
7. Wage, 15s. Allowance, 12s. 6d. 2 children alive, 2 dead.
Rent, 3s. 9d. (1 room). No regular clothing. No burial
insurance. Has since insured.
Average left for food—4s. 9d., or 1s. 2½d. per head a week,
2d. a day: man could not have his 3s. 6d. a week here, as that
would leave only 1s. 3d. a week between mother and children.
He probably manages on 2s., leaving 2s. 9d. for mother and two
children.
8. Wage, 10s. Allowance, 8s. 6d. 1 child.
Rent, 3s. 6d. (1 room). No regular clothing. No burial
insurance. Has since insured.
Average left for food—3s. 10d., or 1s. 3⅓d. per head a week,
2¼d. a day: here again the man cannot take his 3s. 6d. a week,
but probably manages on about 2s., leaving 1s. 10d. a week for
nursing mother.
The general average for the 8 women and 30 living children is 1s. 2⅗d.
per head a week, or 2d. a day. Ten children have died, and 1 has left
home, making the total of children born 41.
Another group is 3 printers’ labourers, where the average for 3 women and
18 living children is 10¼d. a week, or 1½d. a day. Only 2 children have
died in this group, making the total 20.
The average for the families of 2 horse-keepers is 1s. 4d. per week, or
2¼d. a day. There are 9 children living, 2 have died.
Three plumbers’ and painters’ labourers form another group, where 3 women
and 15 living children average 1s. 1½d. a week, or almost 2d. a day. In
this group 7 children have died, making a total of 22.
In the families of 2 potters’ labourers, out of 10 children none have
died. The 2 women and 10 children average 1s. 1½d. per week, or nearly
2d. a day.
Two theatre hands out of 14 children have lost 6, and the 2 women and 8
living children average 1s. 3½d. a week, or 2¼d. a day.
The average for all the women and children within the investigation is
1s. 5½d. per head a week, or 2½d. per head a day.
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