Poverty : a study of town life / by B. Seebohm Rowntree.

  • Seebohm Rowntree
Date:
1902
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Credit: Poverty : a study of town life / by B. Seebohm Rowntree. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Numbers entering Public-house “A” Hour. Men. Women. Children. Total. 11 A.M. to noon 5 5 9 19 noon 3 3 1 P.M. . 15 4 6 25 1 P.M. 3 3 2 j , * * * 12 2 8 22 2 „ 3 3 3 ? J * * * 12 4 5 21 3 „ 3 5 4 3 ) 8 3 5 16 4 „ 3 3 5 j , • 13 5 7 25 5 „ 3 3 6 33 • 10 5 12 27 6 „ 3 3 7 3 3 * * * 11 4 8 23 7 „ 3 3 8 3 3 20 8 7 35 8 „ 3 3 9 33 16 6 6 28 9 „ 3 3 10 33 22 18 14 54 10 „ 3 3 11 33 28 14 59 Total . 172 81 101 354 Percentage 49 23 28 100 Of the 253 adults, 50 entered in couples, and 28 in parties of three or more. It is to be noticed that almost exactly half of the trade was done between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. As was to be expected, the attendance on Wednesday was considerably less than on Saturday, the number entering between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. on the latter day being 510 as compared with 354 on Wednesday. 79 of the men stayed in the house for fifteen minutes or more, but only two of the women. It was clearly shown that when beer is required for consumption at home, it is practically always fetched by children. During the three days on which this house was watched, only one adult entered with a jug or can. The following extract from the investigator’s note-book must conclude the report of the study of this house :—