Round about a Pound a Week

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE
I.	THE DISTRICT	1
II.	THE PEOPLE	8
III.	HOUSING	21
IV.	FURNITURE—SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION—EQUIPMENT FOR COOKING AND BATHING	46
V.	THRIFT	66
VI.	BUDGETS	75
VII.	FOOD: CHIEF ARTICLES OF DIET	94
VIII.	BUYING, STORING, AND CARING FOR FOOD	104
IX.	ACTUAL MENUS OF SEVERAL WORKING MEN’S FAMILIES	113
X.	AMOUNT SPENT A HEAD ON FOOD—PER WEEK, PER DAY	132
XI.	THE POOR AND MARRIAGE	146
XII.	MOTHERS’ DAYS	159
XIII.	THE CHILDREN	176
XIV.	THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT OF WORK	195
XV.	THE STANDARD OF COMFORT	211
XVI.	THE STATE AS GUARDIAN	223

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