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Handout 7 - Family 8
Industrialization - Immigration
| Earnings: |
Of father |
$240 |
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Of son, aged sixteen |
200 |
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Total |
$440 |
Condition:
Family numbers 8--parents and six children, four boys, aged sixteen, fifteen, nine and six, and two girls, thirteen and two. Occupy house of 3 rooms, for which rent is paid at the rate of $20 per month. House is scantily and poorly furnished, no carpets, and the furniture being of the cheapest kind. Wife attends to news stand and candy store, and, with the proceeds of this business added to what earnings father and son make, they manage to barely keep out of debt. House is in an unhealthy location and kept in a filthy condition, consequently children are sick at all times. Three children attending school. Father belongs to trades union, and says he is unable to procure steady work, and only works at "piece-work."
Food:
Cost of Living:
| Rent |
$240 |
| Fuel |
20 |
| Meat and groceries |
364 |
| Clothing, boots and shoes and dry goods |
150 |
| Trades unions |
11 |
| Sickness |
100 |
| Sundries |
300 |
| TOTAL |
$1,185 |
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