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

  • Seebohm Rowntree
Date:
1902
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Licence: In copyright

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

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    SUPP. “ Wednesday, Jidy 18.—Very little to note, the conditions under which the people are living having been referred to in previous notes. Very few of the children who are utilised for the purpose of fetching drink exceed twelve years of age. The majority are wretchedly clothed and dirty. Between 9 and 11 p.m. the singing and shouting inside the c pub,’ was almost deafening.” Public-house “ B” This house has two entrances, both from main street. Behind the bar there is a smoke-room and a parlour, but no games or music are provided. The house is situated in a busy thoroughfare lined with small shops. This thoroughfare is close to a poor- class neighbourhood, and the trade done by the house is chiefly amongst the poor. There are fifteen public-houses within five minutes’ walk of this one, and of these four are within 100 yards of it. The house was watched on Thursday, August 9, 1900, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. ; on Saturday, August 11, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ; and again on Sunday, August 12, during the hours when it was open. The total number of persons entering on each day was as follows:—