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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