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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    during the three days stayed as long as a quarter of an hour, and 4 of these were accompanied by men. On the other hand, out of 822 men who entered, 303 stayed for more than fifteen minutes.1 The figures which concern the drinking of women are in striking contrast to those obtained in connection with public- house “A,” situated, it will be remembered, in the slums, and where 36 per cent of the adults entering were women. They point to the comparatively small amount of public-house drinking done by women in the more respectable working-class districts. The following table gives some idea of the ex- tent to which “treating” is practised, by showing the number of adults who entered singly or in company:— Entered Singly. Entered in Couples. Entered in Parties of Three or more. Total. Thursday . 220 158 48 426 Saturday . 317 200 101 618 Sunday 150 82 59 291 Total 687 440 208 1335 It is noticeable that the numbers entering alone are almost the same as those entering in company. The following general notes were made by the investigator:— “ Thursday, July 26.—Blazing hot day. The customers throughout the whole day were chiefly composed of respect- able artisans and clerks. The house seems to be managed 1 Returns under this head were not obtained after 8 p.m. on Thursday and Saturday on account of failing light.