The Food and Money Wasted on Drink in Our Great Towns
Estimated from August 1914 to April 1917 inclusive by George B. Wilson, B.A., Compiler of the National Drink Bill
| Drink Bill | Grain Lost | Sugar in Beer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tons | lb. | ||
| United Kingdom | £510,000,000 | 4,400,000 | 762,000,000 |
| London | £83,000,000 | 693,000 | 120,000,000 |
| Edinburgh | £3,200,000 | 31,000 | 5,300,000 |
| Dublin | £2,600,000 | 29,000 | 5,000,000 |
| Glasgow | £10,500,000 | 101,000 | 17,400,000 |
| Manchester and Salford | £11,000,000 | 92,000 | 15,900,000 |
| Birmingham | £9,900,000 | 82,000 | 14,200,000 |
| Liverpool | £8,800,000 | 73,000 | 12,600,000 |
| Sheffield | £5,400,000 | 45,000 | 7,800,000 |
| Leeds | £5,300,000 | 44,000 | 7,600,000 |
| Bristol | £4,200,000 | 35,000 | 6,000,000 |
| West Ham | £3,400,000 | 28,000 | 4,900,000 |
| Bradford | £3,300,000 | 28,000 | 4,800,000 |
| Hull | £3,300,000 | 27,000 | 4,700,000 |
| Newcastle | £3,100,000 | 26,000 | 4,500,000 |
| Nottingham | £3,100,000 | 26,000 | 4,500,000 |
| Portsmouth | £2,800,000 | 23,000 | 4,400,000 |
| Stoke | £2,800,000 | 23,000 | 4,000,000 |
| Leicester | £2,700,000 | 22,000 | 3,800,000 |
| Cardiff | £2,100,000 | 18,000 | 3,100,000 |
| Bolton | £2,100,000 | 18,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Croydon | £2,100,000 | 17,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Sunderland | £1,700,000 | 14,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Oldham | £1,700,000 | 14,000 | 2,500,000 |
| Birkenhead | £1,600,000 | 13,000 | 2,200,000 |
| Blackburn | £1,500,000 | 13,000 | 2,200,000 |
| Brighton | £1,500,000 | 13,000 | 2,200,000 |
| Plymouth | £1,500,000 | 12,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Derby | £1,400,000 | 12,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Middlesbrough | £1,400,000 | 12,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Stockport | £1,400,000 | 12,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Norwich | £1,400,000 | 12,000 | 2,100,000 |
| Southampton | £1,400,000 | 12,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Swansea | £1,400,000 | 12,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Gateshead | £1,400,000 | 11,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Preston | £1,400,000 | 11,000 | 1,900,000 |
| Coventry | £1,300,000 | 11,000 | 1,900,000 |
| Huddersfield | £1,300,000 | 10,000 | 1,800,000 |
| Halifax | £1,200,000 | 10,000 | 1,700,000 |