s.d.
Rent86
Burial insurance10
Oil and candles08
Clothing club06
Soap, soda, etc.05
Coal16
Wood03
1210

Left for food 9s. 8d.

April 6, allowed 21s.

s.d.
Rent86
Burial insurance10
Coal16
Clothing club (left over)
Oil and candles08
Soap, soda, etc.05
121

Left for food 8s. 11d.

No gas was laid on in the house. The item for coal, therefore, is moderate, as most women pay 1s. 6d. for 1 cwt. of coal a week in cold weather, besides paying 10d. or 1s. for gas. Boots are paid for when required. A note against the budget for April 13 says: “Sole old pram for 3s. it was to litle. Bourt boots for Siddy for 2s. 11½d. Made a apeny.”

Mr. L., builder’s handyman. Wage 23s. Allows 19s. to 20s. Six children alive.

July 10, 1912, allowed 19s. 6d.

s.d.
Rent (two upstairs rooms; lost one child)66
Burial insurance10
½ cwt. of coal0
Wood02
Gas06
Soap, soda, etc.04
Blacking01
Boracic powder01
9