FAMILY BUDGETS.
OUIRY INTO THE DlET OF FAMILIES IN CLASS I.
Average weekly Defi- Defi-
Expenditure nency of li ency of
Average on Food. Protein Energy
Weekly Expend- per Man Energy Value
Income of o £ iture on Protein per Day. Value of per Man
Family (in- A tí--- ü Food per Man (Stand- Diet per per Day.
cluding 3 a o -o per Man per Day. ard Rc- Man per (Stand-
children’s O il a per Day. quire- Day. ard =
earnings). S * w ments = 35oo
125 Calories.)
grams.)
£ s. d. s. d. Pence. Grams. Grams. Calories. Calories.
0 17 9 IO 61 59 4-32 74 5i 2833 667
o i8 IO 61 5« 4.18 91 34 2913 587
o 19 II 12 ii 61 4-i5 82 43 2612 888
I I 91 IO 21 47 5-77 92 33 2944 556
o 15 o 7 91 52 4-44 97 28 2892 608
o 15 o 8 it 52 5.24 63 62 2533 967
I o o ii 91 54 5-37 74 51 2523 977
o ii 9 5 5 44 6.21 94 3i 2939 561
I I IO 9 roí- 45 6.57 102 23 3483 17
I 5 o ii 6 47 6.28 88 37 2619 881
o 17 5 7 ii 43 6.22 79 46 2489 IOII
I 3 4 13 51 57 7.00 94 3i 3498 2
I 3 4 ii 41 49 8.26 II5 10 2993 507
1 I i I 13 91 54 6.84 93 32 3195 305
I 3 4 IO 5 441 8.25 79 46 2539 961
1 1 o 8 ii 3 54 5-74 97 28 3183 3i7
1 0 19 8 10 51 5-93 89 36 2901 599
same family, but to different periods.
tion to the quantity of food consumed, but depends upon the selection of food stuffs. Peas, beans, lentils, and a few other cheap vegetable foods are rich in proteids, but the proteid-rich foods which are most generally in use are comparatively dear. Amongst these are meat, milk, eggs, etc.
The physiological results of a scanty supply of