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22 gallons) ; on oxen 6s. 3\d. per head, on cows 3s. 5W., on calves 
Is. 1 on pigs Is. OW., on sheep and on meat 1 \d. per stone ; 
but animals intended for food may be killed in the abattoir without extra 
charge. 
The town has a favourable health record. The death-rate in 1905 was 16 
per 1,000, which is 6 per 1,000 less than the rate for all Bavaria, while the 
infantile mortality was 140 per 1,000 births in 1905 and 158 per 1,000 in 1904. 
The deaths from pulmonary consumption were 2 23 per 1,000 inhabitants in 
1904 and 1*81 per 1,000 in 1905. Both the general and infantile death-rates 
have fallen during late years. The birth-rate in L905 was 30*70 per 1,000, and 
the natural increase of population was at the rate of 14*70 per 1,000. The 
proportion of illegitimate births was 5*8 per cent, of all births in 1904 and 
6*2 in 1905, comparing with a proportion of 12*6 per cent, for all Bavaria 
and 8*5 for all Germany (1905). 
So far as his means allow the workman systematically saves. The muni 
cipal Savings Bank has 5,000 depositors, and at least 60 per cent, of them are 
believed to be wage-earners, who are able to put by over £7 10s. a year on the 
average, though it is impossible to say how far the deposits represent aggregate 
family savings. In 1895 the additional investments made a total of £20,800, in 
1905 they were £45,750, and the amount increases yearly. Interest of 3J 
per cent, is allowed, and deposits may be made to a maximum amount of £500 
for every member of the household. 
Occupations, Wages, and Hours of Labour. 
The paper industry is the principal single source of employment in 
Aschaffenburg, but considerable numbers of workpeople are engaged in the 
various engineering and metal works, also in glue-making, and the clothing 
trade is very important, both for the town and the surrounding villages. The 
following is a classification of " industrial workpeople ” subject to the factory 
inspection regulations in 1905 :— 
Group of Trades. 
Number 
of 
Establishments. 
Number of Workpeople. 
Male. 
Female. 
Total. 
Building 
Metalworking 
Machine, implement and apparatus 
making. 
Clothing and cleaning ... 
Paper 
Woodworking and carving 
Stone and earth ... 
Food, drink and tobacco 
Other 
Total 
49 
56 
14 
128 
9 
51 
17 
103 
37 
723 
340 
253 
318 
1,265 
271 
145 
404 
167 
3 
11 
5 
69 
203 
37 
66 
726 
351 
258 
387 
1,468 
271 
145 
441 
233 
464 
3,886 
394 
4,280 
These figures do not, however, include a large number of workpeople who, 
though belonging to the industry of Aschaffenburg, live in a number of villages 
situated within a radius of twelve or fifteen miles from the town viz the home 
workers of the clothing trade. 
The usual hours of labour are 10 and 10¿ per day, excluding intervals ; 
work beginning at six or seven o’clock a.m. and ending at the same hour 
m the evening, though on the eve of a high festival it is customary to 
close an hour or two hours earlier In the paper industry wages are paid 
both week y and fortnightly, in the clothing industry and the building 
trades weekly, and in the engineering and metal trades fortnightly It 
is an almost universal rule to require and to give 14 days’ notice before 
the cessation of employment, but in several works no notice whatever i» 
necessary on either side. Aschaffenburg observes an exceptional number of