BARMEN.

73

In  the  following  table  the  whole  of  tenements  consisting  of  either  two  or
three  rooms  are  classified  according  to  their  yearly  rents  :—

For  two-roomed  tenements  the  predominant  yearly  rents  range  from
£6  6s.  to  £10,  and  for  three-roomed  tenements  from  £8  16s.  to  £15.
Reducing  these  figures  to  a  weekly  basis,  the  following  results  are  obtained  :—

These  rents  include  the  water  rate.
Rents  in  Berlin  being  taken  as  100,  the  Barmen  index  number  is  57.
The  rooms  obtainable  for  the  above  rents  are  on  the  whole  large  and
well  provided  with  light  and  air.  Exceptions  to  this  rule  are  so  few  that  they
may  be  ignored.  Ground  floor  rooms  are  loftier  than  those  above  ;  a  height  of
12  feet  on  the  ground  floor  is  so  common  that  it  may  be  said  to  be  the  rule,
whilst  on  the  second  and  third  floors  the  rooms  are  usually  from  10  to  11  feet
high  and  on  the  top  floor  about  8  feet.  In  most  cases  the  rooms  measure  15  feet
in  length  and  10  to  12  feet  in  width.  Floor  coverings  of  any  kind  are  seldom
used,  and  an  appearance  of  great  cleanliness  is  conveyed  by  a  coating  of  light
brown  paint,  on  the  polishing  of  which  much  labour  seems  to  be  spent.
In  Barmen  all  incomes  of  over  £45  a  year  are  subject  to  a  municipal
income  tax  amounting  to  twice  the  State  income  tax.  The  following  Table
shows  the  municipal  tax  paid  on  certain  ranges  of  incomes  not  exceeding
£120  a  year.

Number  of  Tenements  of

Yearly  Rent.

3  Rooms.

£3  15s.  and  under
£3  16s.  to  £5  ...
£5  Is.  to  £6  5s....
£6  6s.  to  £7  10s.
£7  11s.  to  £8  15s.
£8  16s.  to  £10  ...
£10  Is.  to  £11  5s.
£11  6s.  to  £12  10s.
£12  11s.  to  £13  15s.
£13  16s.  to  £15
£15  Is.  to  £17  10s.
£17  11s.  to  £20
£20  Is.  to  £22  10s,
£22  11s.  to  £25...
£25  Is.  and  over

88
468

408
62
19
12

5
4

1

1,286
1,250
1,433
1,210
1,300

36
170
472
588

484
73
21
7

7

5

Totals  ...

8,342

Predominant  Rents  of  Working  Class  Dwellings.

Number  of  Rooms  per  Tenement.

Predominant  Weekly  Rent.

Two  rooms

2s.  5(7.  to  3s.  10Æ

Three  rooms

3s.  5d.  to  5s.  9(7.

Income.

Municipal  Tax.

More  than  £45  up  to  and  including  £52  10s

12s.
18s.
24s.
32s.
42s.
52s
62s.
72s.

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