Married women's work : being the report of an enquiry undertaken by the Women's industrial council (incorporated) / edited by Clementina Black.
- Date:
- 1915
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Credit: Married women's work : being the report of an enquiry undertaken by the Women's industrial council (incorporated) / edited by Clementina Black. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![MARRIED WOMEN’S WORK ENQUIRY. LIvERPOOL—Fruit Pickers (4), Bottle Washer (x), Cotton Picker (1), Hawkers (2), Cotton Sorter (1), Rag Sorter (1), Prepares Vegetables for Pickle Factory (f), Firewood Chopper and Seller (1), Jam Factory (1), Sweet F actory (I). No. Occupation. Occupation before Waces. Married or : No. of Rooms. State | Husband’s Work No. of Children—living, dead. : j Remarks. Marriage. g Widowed, | Reason for Working. eis of tone & Chilavert and Wages. Agen ote vi Family Income. Arrangements for Care of Home. - Fruit Picking. Same. 7/- or 8/— weekly. | W. 37. | To support self and child. | Pays no rent,) _ a Dead. | 1 living girl of rr years. as she has I room in SDT TREC AR = her sister’s | a. DIL: ee a eae ————_—- rere ee uh) = RP eRe ri are ie: ci Acne ee cnet: eT Rt NE ee re = 2 | Fruit Picking. vee 5/— average. W. 42. |.To support self and | No rent. | 1 room, clean, untidy.) Dead. 3 living: 1 boy, 10, at an orphanage | Average 5/— in summer. Regular | Aunt looks after girl, and gives her | Did not work during ¢ . children. Lives with school, only home in holidays; 8/— in winter. . dinner and tea. Paid midwife. dl : sister. 1 boy, 8; 1 girl, 4. None dead. 4 3 | Fruit Picking. Service. 7/—- to 8/— weekly. W. *62..'| To support self, 1/6 I room, very clean | Dead. 1 living: a married son. None dead. | 7/— to 8/— weekly. Ba ote and comfortable. : j 4 | Fruit Picking. Service. eee A To support self. 2/- 2 rooms, fairly clean. | Not stated. r son, mill labourer, earning 15/- to | Woman’s wage not stated. Son’s oat Worked till one week 1 18/—; 2 dead in infancy, from wast- wage, 15/— to 18/-. ments. See = A Stok a ee ae ee el | ing. ig 5 | Bottle Washer at | Same. 5/— a week average. | (?) 35. (?) 2/6 2 rooms, fairly clean. | Not stated. 3 living: girl, 13; boys, 10 and 8. None | Not stated. Comes home to meals. Stopped work for four Mineral Water Wks. Youngest child has dead. : finements. rickets. 6 | Cotton Picking. Rae 9/- weekly. W. 37. | To support self and 2/6 2 cellar rooms, fairly | Dead, Carter. 4 living: boy, 14, earning; girls, rr | Woman, 9/-; Boy, 5/-; Poor Law, children. clean; children and 6 years; boy, 14 years. None 3/-. Total, 17/-. healthy and clean. dead. 7 | Hawking. In Bottle Stores. About 1/- a day. M. 26. To add to income. 2/- 2 rooms, clean. Chil- | Dock _ Labourer, | 4 living: girls, 7, 3; boy, 5; baby. | Woman, od. tofi-/ a day. Husband’s | Only goes out when husband is in to dren healthy and earnings very ir- None dead. wage not stated. take care of children. clean. | regular. , 8 | Hawking. Same. 3/- to 4/— weekly. M. 28-30. | To add to income, and 2/9 | 3 rooms, moderately | Casual Dock 3 living, 2 dead (at 7 wks. and 2 mths.). | Woman, 3/— to 4/-a week. Husband’s | Some relation lives in the house who because she likes it. clean. | Labourer, impossible to estimate—very low. looks after the baby in the woman’s . absence. 9 | Cotton Sorter. Same. 8/— a week average. | M. 36-40.| To supplement family 5/- | ie _ Casual Labourer. | 8 children. Eldest earns 6/—, gives 5/-. | Woman’s average, 8/-. Husband’s income. Would not state Next 16 years, not working. No not stated. Child, 5/-. | | wages. information as to whether any dead. ro | Rag Sorter. Same. 9/-— a week. - M. 30-35. | To supplement family 2/- Half cellar dwelling. | Out of work. 2 children living, 7 yrs. and 5 yrs. | Woman, 9/— a week. Husband’s not | Children manage for themselves. os income. Filthy home and Casual Labourer. None dead. stated—out of work. verminous children. 11 | Prepares Vegetables | Servant in gentle- | 8/— a week. M. 35. To supplement income. 3/- Cellar dwelling, 3 Casual Dock 3 living: eldest, 15 yrs., 8/- a week; | Woman, 8/— weekly; child, 8/- in Jam and Pickle man’s family. rooms, fairly clean Labourer. Earn- youngest, 8 yrs. None dead. weekly. Husband irregular. Factory. and tidy. ings irregular. 12 | Sells Firewood. ee 3/- to 4/- W., about] To support self and 4/6 | Married daughter and| Dead. 6 children living: 1 married; 18 yrs., | Woman, 3/— to 4/— weekly. Son, 5/-. 45. family. (probably). husband have one hawks fruit, gives 5/-; 16 yrs., Must be some other source of room. Poor, but helps mother with firewood; 3 at income, as no sign of destitution. clean. school. tera acing inl Service, y= nes | Seazonalesthrieonas acts is To supplement husband’s 4/- | Fairly comfortable | At the Docks the | 4 living, another expected. 3 dead: aa Neighbour looks after the children. | Husband is wor king to March, June to wage, a good deal of home, inexpensive last month, 15/- 1 whooping cough, 13 mths.; 4} . ; Wife thinks she August; 8/- to which went for drink. | and rather untidy, now. Hopes to mths., consumption of the bowels ; to give up work. 10o/— in good sea- dusty and rough. be promoted. 12 mths., whooping cough. last time, due, she son is average. Dirty, grubby chil- Reformed char- right up to the dren. acter; used to has a nurse and 7 drink, i 14 | Sweet Factory, Cara- | Same. 1;d. for 2 gross. | M. 35. Husband out of work. 5/6 Comfortable home, yee out of | 4 living, youngest 4 mths.; 2 dead, | Have been helped by relatives. Wife, Baby goes to Day Nursery. Only worked with E mel Wrapping. 10/— a week, Only returned a year very clean, nice | work. 2 wks. and 2 mths., not working. 10/-. to birth, and retu ago. woman, evidently No dependents. used to _ better things.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b32766348_0308.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
