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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    of persons entering this club during the hours when it was open on Sunday, August 12, 1900. From 9 to 10 a.m. 133 men entered, ,, 12.30 to 2.30 p.m. 202 ,, ,, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. 266 ,, 44l | of them bringing out 101 / JUSS or bottles* The total number who entered the club during the seven hours it was open was therefore 601, and it is important to notice that of these no less than 248 brought out drink in jugs or bottles. There is no reliable evidence to show how far this particular club is representative of the other drinking clubs in the city. The total membership of these is 1334,1 and from this fact some idea of the total amount of drink consumed in drinking clubs in York can be arrived at; and it must be remembered that in addition to the drinking clubs a consider- able amount of drink is also consumed in the five political clubs. These have an aggregate membership of over 1200. Grocers’ Licenses As previously stated, there are 101 “ off ” licenses in the city. Fifty-one of these are grocers’ licenses. With a view to studying the class of trade done, a grocer’s shop with an “off” beer, wine, and spirit license was watched for twelve hours, viz. for seven hours on Tuesday, September 4, 1900, and for five hours on Wednesday, September 5. The house is 1 In the case of one of the clubs, the exact membership was not ascertained, but from information obtained, has been estimated at 100.