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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    Order of Foresters may be taken as fairly typical. Here the entrance fee is 2s. 6d., and the contribu- tion Is. lOd.1 per four weeks. The sick benefit is 10s. weekly for 26 weeks, 7s. for a further period of 26 weeks, 5s. for further 26 weeks, and Is. 6d. per week during remainder of illness. The total amount of sick benefit receivable by one member during his lifetime is limited to £50. In addition to the sick benefit there is a funeral benefit of £10 on the death of a member, and of £7 on the death of a member’s wife. Although the number of Friendly Societies in York which have their headquarters in public-houses is said to be decreasing, the proportion is still high. Of the 54 lodges in York, as many as 34, with a membership of 5150, transact their business at public- houses ; whilst 20 lodges, having a membership of 2642, meet in premises where no intoxicants are obtainable. The difficulty of obtaining suitable accommodation at a reasonable price, except in public- houses, is in part answerable for the above. Unregistered Societies The total membership of the unregistered Societies is as follows :— 1 This contribution is for members joining at 18 years of age. For members who join after they are 18 the figure is higher.