Round about a Pound a Week

by Mrs. Pember Reeves

3. Wage, 24s. Allowance, 22s. 3 children alive, 1 dead.

Rent for 3 rooms, 7s. Clothing, 6d. Burial insurance, 8d.

Left for food, 9s. 4d., or 1s. 10½d. per head a week, 3¼d. a day: man, 3s. 6d. a week; mother and children, 1s. 5½d. a week, or 2½d. a day.

4. Wage, 24s. 9d. Allowance, 24s. 4 children alive, 1 dead.

Rent, 8s. Clothing, 2s. 2d. Burial insurance, 10d.

Average left for food, 10s. 2¾d., or 1s. 8½d. per head a week, or almost 3d. a day: man, 3s. 6d.; mother and children nearly 1s. 4d. a week, or 2¼d. a day.

5. Wage, 20s. Allowance, 19s. 4 children; none dead.

Rent, 4s. 6d. for one room. No regular clothing. Burial insurance, 3½d.

Average left for food, 9s. 11¼d., or 1s. 7¾d. per head a week, less than 3d. a day: man, 3s. 6d.; mother and children, nearly 1s. 4d. a week, or 2¼d. a day.

6. Wage, 20s. Allowance, 18s. 4 children alive; 5 dead.