Nationality. No. Percentage. American parentage 76 .411 Irish parentage 50 .270 German parentage 26 .141 English and Scotch parentage 18 .098 Italian parentage 4 .022 Swedish parentage 4 .038 Other countries, parentage 7 .20 Married men 24 .149 Single men 161 .851 Worked a little in country 29 .156 Worked considerably in country 12 .016 Men with regular trades 57 .309 Union men 10 .054 Men who looked efficient 53 .287 Men who looked semi-efficient 35 .189 Men who looked inefficient 97 .524 Ages. 15-20 6 .032 20-30 97 .525 30-40 39 .210 40-50 26 .140 50-60 50 .082 60-70 2 .011 Length of time out of work. Less than 1 mo. 20 .108 More than 1 mo. 30 .163 More than 2 mos. 27 .145 More than 3 mos. 108 .584 FOOTNOTES: [38] "How the Other Half Lives," p. 38. [39] This differentiation is more pronounced in the United States, since the work has been extended here more than in other countries. [40] For adverse criticism see "The Social Relief Work of the S. A.," p. 9. [41] At the Burne St. Shelter, the largest in London, one large dormitory has 288 beds and another 265. [42] For rooms, special rates are given by the week; from some of the examples given at the end of this chapter, it will be seen that these are occupied by men with partial or poorly paid employment. [43] In London, the Army has a mattress factory which supplies its institutions. [44] More headway is being made in this direction in the Industrial Homes where the population is more permanent. We found in one home in Chicago that the men were organized in the form of a club, and enjoyed social meetings together. Also, at the largest Industrial Home in London, called "The Spa Road Elevator," we found a regular cricket club organized which played cricket games with other clubs. [45] Good examples of this are to be found in the Middlesex Street Hotel and the Burne Street Hotel, London. The former hotel is regularly provided, by a large baker firm, with food, which is one day stale, for a very low figure. [46] The higher class hotel for women is to be found in Los Angeles and Boston. [47] From an interview with a leading officer.