XX 
Average Weekly Cost and Quantity of certain Articles of Food consumed by 
Workmens Families in German Towns, 1906-07. 
Limits of Weekly Income 
Under 
20«. 
20«. and 
under 25«. 
25«. and 
under 30«. 
30«. and 
under 35«. 
35«. and 
under 40«. 
40«. and 
above. 
Number of returns 
193 
872 
Average weekly family income ... 
s. d. 
17 7| 
s. d. 
22 8* 
1,329 
1,223 
692 
737 
s. d. 
27 1 
s. d. 
31 10* 
s. d. 
36 8 
s. d. 
48 8* 
Average number of children living 
at home. 
2 37 
2-28 
2 51 
2 51 
2-79 
3-76 
Weekly Cost. 
Bread and flour 
Meat (beef, pork, mutton, veal) . . 
Sausage 
Meat (other kinds), including 
fish ... ... .. • ... 
Bacon ... ... ... ... 
Eggs ... ... ... ... ... 
Fresh milk 
Cheese 
Butter ... ... ... ... 
Margarine ... 
Potatoes ... ... ... ... 
Other vegetables and fruit 
Rice, barley and oatmeal ... 
Macaroni 
Coif ee ... ... ... ... 
Sugar ... ... ... ... 
Cocoa and chocolate 
Syrups 
Salt and condiments 
Lard, suet and dripping ... 
“Other” 
Meals away from home 
Bccr ... ... ... ... ... 
Average food bill per family 
(with beer). 
Average food bill per family 
(without beer). 
s. d. 
2 5% 
2 3 
0 11* 
o 3* 
0 5* 
0 3* 
0 2* 
0 8 
0 4 
0 9* 
0 2* 
0 1* 
0 0* 
0 5§ 
o n 
0 0* 
0 Of 
0 1*. 
12 3* 
12 1* 
d. 
P 
0 6 
0 6 
è S* 
l ? 
0 10 
0 6 
0 2* 
0 1 
0 7 
0 4* 
0 1 
0 0* 
0 2* 
0 7* 
0 4 
0 5 
0 5% 
15 1* 
14 7* 
s. d. 
2 10* 
2 9* 
1 4 
0 4* 
0 6* 
0 2* 
0 7* 
0 5* 
0 6* 
0 8| 
17 6* 
16 10* 
s. d. 
3 0* 
3 4* 
1 7* 
0 4* 
0 7* 
0 8* 
1 4f 
0 4* 
1 6* 
0 5* 
0 10* 
0 9Î 
0 2* 
0 1* 
0 8* 
0 5 
0 2 
0 0* 
0 2* 
0 8 
0 5 
0 8 
0 10* 
19 9 
18 10* 
s. d. 
3 5 
3 9* 
1 9* 
0 5* 
0 11* 
0 0* 
22 2* 
21 If 
5* 
0 7* 
28 8* 
27 4* 
Weekly Amount. 
Bread and flour 
Meat (beef, pork, mutton, veal) 
Sausage 
Bacon ... ... ... 
Fresh milk ... 
Eggs 
Cheese 
Butter 
Potatoes 
Coffee 
Sugar 
lb. 
21-99 
3- 14 
125 
055 
pts. 
8-76 
No. 
4- 2 
lb. 
0-35 
0 55 
28-13 
0- 49 
1- 81 
lb. 
2333 
3-30 
155 
0-70 
pts. 
11-09 
No. 
7-4 
lb. 
0-42 
0- 90 
25-57 
0 64 
1- 83 
lb. 
2505 
383 
1-68 
0 70 
pts. 
12-30 
No. 
9-2 
lb. 
0- 46 
112 
23 96 
0 73 
1- 96 
lb. 
26-06 
454 
2-07 
0- 75 
pts. 
1283 
No. 
10-2 
lb. 
0-62 
1- 37 
23-81 
0- 77 
1- 98 
lb. 
29-83 
519 
2-20 
0- 84 
pts. 
14-45 
No. 
116 
lb. 
0 60 
1- 48 
2463 
0-86 
214 
lb. 
38-21 
6-85 
2 92 
101 
pts. 
16-10 
No. 
14 4 
lb. 
0- 77 
1- 87 
33-55 
112 
2- 67