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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    3 Roman Catholic churches. 23 Anglican churches. 16 Nonconformist chapels. 2 Salvation Army “ barracks/’ and 7 Mission halls. The result of the census will be best considered under two heads, viz.— (a) The attendance at church, chapel, or mission services. (b) „ „ Bible classes. (a) The Attendance at Church, Chajpel, or Mission Sei'vices.—The total number of adults who attended church, chapel, or mission on the morning of March 17 was 6964, and on the morning of March 24, 7666. The numbers in the evening were 9485 and 10,006 respectively. The average morning attendance for the two Sundays was therefore 7315, and for the evening 9745.1 The following tables give an analysis of these figures. Morning March 17. 1 March 24. Men. Women. i Men. 1 Women. Roman Catholic 495 724 1 648 879 Church of England . 1186 1996 1164 2128 Nonconformist 1314 1116 ! 1442 1303 Salvation Army and Missions . 91 42 68 34 Total 3086 3878 i 3322 i 4344 1 The numbers refer to the principal morning and evening services only. In some of the churches early Communion services were held in addition to the regular morning and evening services, hut the persons who attended were not counted, as it was considered that they would be for the most part regular churchgoers, and would be present at one or both of the other services.