,,*APT] ,,XVIII--,,WAGES
  ,:5 ,I LE>N$ T 9 ,LESS] ,LONDON "! 7
#A1BIB1GCG P :O RCVD TW5TY-"O %ILL+S OR
LESS A WEEK P] FAMILY1 ,I 2CAME 9T]E/$ Z
6H[ ! WAGES CD BE/ 2 SP5T 9 ORD] 6MA9TA9
! PHYSICAL E6ICI5CY ( S* FAMILIES4
,FAMILIES ( SIX1 SEV51 EI<T OR T5 2+ 2Y
3SID],N1 ,I H BAS$ ! FOLL[+ TA# ^U A
FAMILY ( FIVE--A "F1 "M1 & ?REE *N2 :ILE
,I H MADE TW5TY-"O %ILL+S EQUIVAL5T
64#E.BE1 ?\< ACTU,Y1 TW5TY-"O %ILL+S >E
EQUIVAL5T 6AB 4#E.AA4












      ,R5T 4#A.EJ   OR #F/J
      ,BR1D #A.JJ   0 #D/J
   ,M1T ,O4#HG.E    0 #C/F
,VEGETA#S ,O4#FB.E  0 #B/F
     ,COALS #J.BE   0 #A/J
       ,TEA #J.AH   0 #J/I
       ,OIL #J.AF   0 #J/H
      ,SUG> #J.AH   0 #J/I
      ,MILK #J.AB   0 #J/F
      ,SOAP #J.JH   0 #J/D
     ,BUTT] #J.BJ   0 #J/AJ
  ,FIREWOOD #J.JH   0 #J/D
    ,TOTAL 4#E.BE   #BA/B

  ,AN ANALYSIS ( "O ITEM AL"O W %[ H[ LL
ROOM "! IS = WA/E4 ,BR1D1 4#A3 =A FAMILY
( FIVE1 = SEV5 "DS1 "O DOLL>'S WOR? (
BR1D W GIVE EA* A DAILY R,N ( #B.H C5TS2
& IF !Y EAT ?REE M1LS A "D1 EA* MAY
3SUME P] M1L #I.E MILLS' WOR? ( BR1D1 A
LL LESS ?AN "O HALFP5NYWOR?4 ,N[ BR1D IS
! H1VIE/ ITEM4 ,!Y W GET LESS ( M1T P]
M\? EA* M1L1 & / LESS ( VEGETATES2 :ILE
! SMALL] ITEMS 2COME TOO MICROSCOPIC =
3SID],N4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ^! FOOD >TICLES
>E ALL B"\ AT SMALL RETAIL1 ! MO/
EXP5SIVE & WA/E;L ME?OD ( PUR*AS+4
  ,:ILE ! TA# GIV5 ABV W P]MIT NO
EXTRAVAG.E1 NO OV]LOAD+ ( /OMA*S1 X W 2
NOTIC$ T "! IS NO SURPLUS4 ,! :OLE GU9EA
IS SP5T = FOOD & R5T4 ,"! IS NO POCKET-
M"OY LEFT OV]4 ,DOES ! MAN BUY A GLASS (
BE]1 ! FAMILY M/ EAT T M* LESS2 & 9 S F>
Z X EATS LESS1 J T F> W X IMPAIR XS
PHYSICAL E6ICI5CY4 ,! MEMB]S ( ? FAMILY
_C RIDE 9 BUSSES OR TRAMS1 _C WRITE LRS1
TAKE \T+S1 G 6A 8TU'P5NY GAFF0 = *1P
VAUDEVILLE1 JO9 SOCIAL OR B5EFIT CLUBS1
NOR C !Y BUY SWEETM1TS1 TOBA3O1 BOOKS1
OR NEWSPAP]S4
  ,& FUR!R1 %D "O * 7& "! >E ?REE7
REQUIRE A PAIR ( %OES1 ! FAMILY M/ /RIKE
M1T =A WEEK F XS BILL ( F>E4 ,& S9CE "!
>E FIVE PAIRS ( FEET REQUIR+ %OES1 &
FIVE H1DS REQUIR+ HATS1 & FIVE BODIES
REQUIR+ CLO!S1 & S9CE "! >E LAWS
REGULAT+ 9DEC5CY1 ! FAMILY M/ 3/ANTLY
IMPAIR XS PHYSICAL E6ICI5CY 9 ORD] 6KEEP
W>M & \ ( JAIL4 ,= NOTICE1 :5 R5T1
COALS1 OIL1 SOAP1 & FIREWOOD >E EXTRACT$
F ! WEEKLY 9COME1 "! REMA9S A DAILY
ALL[.E = FOOD ( #D.E;D4 6EA* P]SON2 & T
#D.E;D4 _C 2 LESS5$ 0BUY+ CLO!S )\T
IMPAIR+ ! PHYSICAL E6ICI5CY4
  ,ALL ( : IS H>D 5\<4 ,B ! ?+ HAPP5S2 !
HUSB& & "F BR1KS 8 LEG OR 8 NECK4 ,NO
#D.E;D4 A "D P] M\? = FOOD IS -+ IN2 NO
HALFP5NYWOR? ( BR1D P] M1L2 &1 AT ! 5D
(! WEEK1 NO SIX %ILL+S = R5T4 ,S \ !Y M/
G1 6! /REETS OR ! "WH\SE1 OR 6A MIS]A#
D51 "S":1 9 : ! "M W DESP]ATELY 5D1V\R
6HOLD ! FAMILY TGR ON ! T5 %ILL+S %E MAY
POSSIBLY 2 A# 6E>N4
  ,:ILE 9 ,LONDON "! >E #A1BIB1GCG P :O
RCV TW5TY-"O %ILL+S OR LESS A WEEK P]
FAMILY1 X M/ 2 REMEMB]$ T WE H 9VE/IGAT$
A FAMILY ( FIVE LIV+ ON A TW5TY-"O %ILL+
BASIS4 ,"! >E L>G] FAMILIES1 "! >E _M
FAMILIES T LIVE ON LESS ?AN TW5TY-"O
%ILL+S1 & "! IS M* IRREGUL> EMPLOY;T4 ,!
"Q NATUR,Y >ISES1 ,H[ D ,,!Y LIVE8 ,!
ANSW] IS T !Y D N LIVE4 ,!Y D N "K :AT
LIFE IS4 ,!Y DRAG \ A SUBT]BE/IAL EXI/;E
UNTIL M]CI;LLY REL1S$ 0D1?4
  ,2F DESC5D+ 6! F\L] DEP?S1 LET ! CASE
(! TELEPH"O GIRLS 2 CIT$4 ,"H >E CL1N1
FRE% ,5GLI% MAIDS1 = :OM A HI<] /&>D (
LIV+ ?AN T (! B1/S IS ABSOLUTELY NEC4
,O!RWISE !Y _C REMA9 CL1N1 FRE% ,5GLI%
MAIDS4 ,ON 5T]+ ! S]VICE1 A TELEPH"O
GIRL RCVS A WEEKLY WAGE ( ELEV5 %ILL+S4
,IF %E 2 QK & CL"E1 %E MAY1 AT ! 5D (
FIVE YE>S1 ATTA9 A M9IMUM WAGE ( "O P.D4
,REC5TLY A TA# ( S* A GIRL'S WEEKLY
EXP5DITURE 0 FURNI%$ 6,"L ,LONDOND]RY4
,"H X IS3-

S4                     D4
,R5T1 FIRE1 & LI<T #G  #F
,BO>D AT HOME #C       #F
,BO>D AT ! (FICE #D    #F
,/REET C> F>E #A       #F
,LAUNDRY #A            #J
,TOTAL #AH             #J

  ,? L1VES NO?+ = CLO!S1 RECRE,N1 OR
SICK;S4 ,& YET _M (! GIRLS >E RCVG1 N
EI<TE5 %ILL+S1 B ELEV5 %ILL+S1 TWELVE
%ILL+S1 & F\RTE5 %ILL+S P] WEEK4 ,!Y M/
H CLO!S & RECRE,N1 & -
,MAN 6,MAN S (T UNJU/1
,IS ALW S 6,WOMAN4

  ,AT ! ,TRADES ,UNION ,3GRESS N[ 2+
HELD 9 ,LONDON1 ! ,GAS"W]S' ,UNION MOV$
T 9/RUC;NS 2 GIV5 ! ,P>LIA;T>Y ,-MITTEE
69TRODUCE A ,BILL 6PROHIBIT ! EMPLOY;T (
*N "U FIFTE5 YE>S ( AGE4 ,MR4
,%ACKLETON1 ,MEMB] ( ,P>LIA;T &A
REPRES5TATIVE (! ,NOR!RN ,C.TIES ,W1V]S1
OPPOS$ ! RESOLU;N ON 2HALF (! TEXTILE
"W]S1 :O1 HE SD1 CD N 4P5SE )! E>N+S (
_! *N & LIVE ON ! SCALE ( WAGES :
OBTA9$4 ,! REPRES5TATIVES ( #EAD1JJJ
"W]S VOT$ AG/ ! RESOLU;N1 :ILE !
REPRES5TATIVES ( #ECE1JJJ "W]S VOT$ 9
FAV\R ( X4 ,:5 #EAD1JJJ "W]S OPPOSE A
RESOLU;N PROHIBIT+ *-LAB\R "U FIFTE51 X
IS EVID5T T A LESS-?AN-LIV+ WAGE IS 2+
PD 6AN IMM5SE NUMB] (! ADULT "W]S (!
C.TRY4
  ,I H SPOK5 ) WOM5 9 ,:ITE*APEL :O RCV
"R AL;G LESS ?AN "O %ILL+ =A TWELVE-H\R
"D 9 ! COAT-MAK+ SW1T %OPS2 &) WOM5
TR\S]S F9I%]S :O RCV AN AV]AGE PR9CELY &
WEEKLY WAGE ( ?REE 6F\R %ILL+S4
  ,A CASE REC5TLY CROPP$ UP ( M51 9 !
EMPLOY (A W1L?Y BUSI;S H\SE1 RCVG _!
BO>D & SIX %ILL+S P] WEEK = SIX "W+ "DS
( SIXTE5 H\RS EA*4 ,! S&WI* M5 GET
F\RTE5P;E P] "D & F9D !MVS4 ,! AV]AGE
WEEKLY E>N+S (! HAWK]S & CO/]M;G]S >E N
M ?AN T5 6TWELVE %ILL+S4 ,! AV]AGE ( ALL
-MON LAB\R]S1 \TSIDE ! DOCK]S1 IS LESS
?AN SIXTE5 %ILL+S P] WEEK1 :ILE ! DOCK]S
AV]AGE F EI<T 6N9E %ILL+S4 ,^! FIGURES
>E TAK5 F A ROYAL -MIS.N REPORT & >E
AU!NTIC4
  ,3CV ( AN OLD WOMAN1 BROK5 & DY+1
SUPPORT+ H]F & F\R *N1 & PAY+ ?REE
%ILL+S P] WEEK R5T1 0MAK+ MAT* BOXES AT
#B.BE;D4 P] GROSS4 ,TWELVE DOZ5 BOXES =
#B.BE;D41 &1 9 A4I;N1 F9D+ H] [N PA/E &
?R1D6 ,%E N"E KNEW A CLAY (F1 EI =
SICK;S1 RE/1 OR RECRE,N4 ,EA* "D & E "D1
,SUN"DS Z WELL1 %E TOIL$ F\RTE5 H\RS4
,H] "D'S /9T 0 SEV5 GROSS1 = : %E RCVD
#A'S4 #C.GE;D4 ,9 ! WEEK ( N9ETY-EI<T
H\RS' "W1 %E MADE #GJFF MAT* BOXES1 &
E>N$ #D'S4 #AJ.BE;D41 LESS P] PA/E &
?R1D4
  ,LA/ YE>1 ,MR4 ,?OMAS ,HOLMES1 A
POLICE-C\RT MIS.N>Y ( NOTE1 AF WRIT+ AB
! 3DI;N (! WOM5 "W]S1 RCVD ! FOLL[+ LR1
DAT$ ,APRIL #AH1 #AIJA3-
  ,SIR1--,P>DON ! LIB]TY ,I AM TAK+1 B1
HAV+ R1D :AT Y SD AB POOR WOM5 "W+
F\RTE5 H\RS A "D = T5 %ILL+S P] WEEK1 ,I
BEG 6/ATE MY CASE4 ,I AM A TIE-MAK]1 :O1
AF "W+ ALL ! WEEK1 _C E>N M ?AN FIVE
%ILL+S1 & ,I H A POOR A6LICT$ HUSB&
6KEEP :O HASN'T E>N$ A P5NY = M ?AN T5
YE>S4
  ,IMAG9E A WOMAN1 CAPA# ( WRIT+ S* A
CLE>1 S5SI#1 GRAMMATICAL LR1 SUPPORT+ H]
HUSB& & SELF ON FIVE %ILL+S P] WEEK6
,MR4 ,HOLMES VISIT$ H]4 ,HE _H 6SQUEEZE
6GET 96! ROOM4 ,"! LAY H] SICK HUSB&2 "!
%E "W$ ALL "D L;G2 "! %E COOK$1 ATE1
WA%$1 & SLEPT2 & "! H] HUSB& & %E P]=M$
ALL ! FUNC;NS ( LIV+ & DY+4 ,"! 0 NO
SPACE =! MIS.N>Y 6SIT D[N1 SAVE ON ! B$1
: 0 "PI,Y COV]$ ) TIES & SILK4 ,! SICK
MAN'S LUNGS 7 9 ! LA/ /AGES ( DECAY4 ,HE
C\<$ & EXPECTORAT$ 3/ANTLY1 ! WOMAN C1S+
F H] "W 6ASSI/ HM 9 8 P>OXYSMS4 ,! SILK5
FLUFF F ! TIES 0 N GD = 8 SICK;S2 NOR 0
8 SICK;S GD =! TIES1 &! H&L]S & WE>]S (!
TIES YET 6-E4
  ,ANO!R CASE ,MR4 ,HOLMES VISIT$ 0 T (A
"Y GIRL1 TWELVE YE>S ( AGE1 *>G$ 9 !
POLICE C\RT ) /1L+ FOOD4 ,HE F.D H] !
DEPUTY "M (A BOY ( N9E1 A CRIPPL$ BOY (
SEV51 &A "Y] *4 ,H] "M 0 A WID[ &A
BL\SE-MAK]4 ,%E PD FIVE %ILL+S A WEEK
R5T4 ,"H >E ! LA/ ITEMS 9 H] H\SEKEEP+
A3.T3 ,TEA4 #J.E;D42 SUG>1 #J.E;D42
BR1D1 #J.BE;D42 M>G>9E1 #A;D42 OIL1
#A.E;D42 & FIREWOOD1 #A;D4 ,GD H\SEWIVES
(! S(T & T5D] FOLK1 IMAG9E YRVS M>KET+ &
KEEP+ H\SE ON S* A SCALE1 SETT+ A TA# =
FIVE1 & KEEP+ AN EYE ON YR DEPUTY "M (
TWELVE 6SEE T %E DID N /1L FOOD = H] LL
BRO!RS & SI/]S1 ! :ILE Y /IT*$1 /IT*$1
/IT*$ AT A NI<TM>E L9E ( BL\SES1 :
/RET*$ AWAY 96! GLOOM & D[N 6! PAUP]'S
C(F9 A-YAWN = Y4