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Victorian London - Publications - Social Investigation/Journalism - Life in West London : A Study and a Contrast, by Arthur Sherwell, 1897 - Appendix

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APPENDIX

I.-Table showing the Number of Families per House in (a) Soho, and (b) the rest of London.

Civil Parish	Number of Inhabited Houses	Total Number of Families, or Separate Occupiers.	Average Number of Families or Separate Occupiers per House.
St. Anne, Soho	938	2,987	3 1/5
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	2,592	5,938	2 1/3
All London	548,315	941,693	1 3/5

II.-Table showing the Number of Families per House in (a) Soho, and (b) the wealthy districts of the West.

Civil Parish	Number of Inhabited Houses	Total Number of Families, or Separate Occupiers.	Average Number of Families or Separate Occupiers per House.
St. Anne, Soho	938	2,987	3 1/5
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	2,592	5,938	2 1/3
St.George's, Hanover Square	11,204	17,876	1 3/5
Kensington	22,084	35,953	1 3/5
Paddington	14,473	27,201	1 6/7

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III.-Table showing the Number of Families per House in (a) Soho, and (b) the most crowded districts in other parts of London.

Civil Parish	Number of Inhabited Houses	Total Number of Families, or Separate Occupiers.	Average Number of Families or Separate Occupiers per House.
St. Anne, Soho	938	2,987	3 1/5
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	2,592	5,938	2 1/3
Spitalfields	1,818	4,149	2 1/3
St. Saviour's, Sonthwark	1,417	3,123	2 1/5
Whitechapel	3,306	6,259	1 9/10
St. George's-in-the-East	5,296	10,311	1 9/10
Bethnal Green	16,542	27,998	1 2/3
Bermondsey	11,152	19,033	1 2/3

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I.-Table showing the Number of Houses per Acre in (a) Soho, and (b) the rest of London.

Civil Parish	Area in Statute Acres.	Total Number of Houses (Inhabited, Uninhabited and Building, 1891).	Average Number of Houses per Acre
St. Anne, Soho	53	1,134	21.21
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	163	3,221	20.0
All London	74,672	588,780	7.660

II.-Table showing the Number of Houses per Acre in (a) Soho, and (b) the wealthy districts of the West.

Civil Parish	Area in Statute Acres.	Total Number of Houses	Average Number of Houses per Acre
St. Anne, Soho	53	1,134	21.21
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	163	3,221	20.0
St.George's, Hanover Square	1,117	12,298	11.11
Kensington	2,188	23,937	10.205
Paddington	1,256	15,575	12.503
Hampstead	2,248	10,369	4.137

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III.-Table showing the Number of Houses per Acre in (a) Soho, and (b) the most crowded districts in other parts of London.

Civil Parish	Area in Statute Acres.	Total Number of Houses	Average Number of Houses per Acre
St. Anne, Soho	53	1,134	21.21
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	163	3,221	20.0
Spitalfields	73	1,936	26.38
St. George's-in-the-East	244	5,624	23.12
Bethnal Green	755	17,354	22.744
Whitechapel	170	3,896	22.156
Bermondsey	627	11,764	18.478
St. Saviour's Southwark	127	1,696	13.45

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III

I.-Table showing the Number of Persons per Acre in (a) Soho, and (b) the rest of London.

Civil Parish	Area in Statute Acres	Population	Average Number of Persons per Acre
St. Anne, Soho	53	12,317	232.21
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	163	24,995	153.56
All London	74,672	4,211,743	56.301

II.-Table showing the Number of Persons per Acre in (a) Soho, and (b) the wealthy districts of the West.

Civil Parish	Area in Statute Acres	Population	Average Number of Persons per Acre
St. Anne, Soho	53	12,317	232.21
St. James, Westminster* [* Including St. Luke's, Berwick Street, Soho.]	163	24,995	153.56
St.George's, Hanover Square	1,117	78,364	70.174
Kensington	2,188	166,308	76.20
Paddington	1,256	117,846	93.103

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I.-Table showing the Number of 1 Room Tenements in (a) Soho and (b) the whole of London

	Total Tenements in Area	Total Number of 1 Room Tenements	Percentage of 1 Room Tenements
Strand Sanitary Area* [*The Civil Parish of St. Anne, Soho, which is included in the Strand Sanitary Area, furnishes one half of the population of the entire area] (including St. Anne, Soho)	6,006	1,854	30 5/6
All London	937,607	172,502	18 2/5

II.-Table showing the Number of 1 Room Tenements in (a) Soho and (b) the wealthy districts of the West

	Total Tenements in Area	Total Number of 1 Room Tenements	Percentage of 1 Room Tenements
Strand Sanitary Area (including St. Anne, Soho)	6,006	1,854	30 5/6
Kensington	35,953	6,398	17 4/5
Paddington	27,201	4,785	15 3/5
St. George's, Hanover Square	17,876	2,998	16?
Battersea	32,959	3,351	10

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III.-Table showing the Number of 1 Room Tenements in (a) Soho and (b) the most crowded districts in other parts of London

	Total Tenements in Area	Total Number of 1 Room Tenements	Percentage of 1 Room Tenements
Strand Sanitary Area (including St. Anne, Soho)	6,006	1,854	30 5/6
St. George's-in-the-East	10,311	3,837	37
St. Luke, City Road	9,847	3,536	35 8/9
St. Giles-in-the-Fields	9,072	3,048	33?
St. Saviour's, Southwark	6,295	2,091	33
St. Marylebone	34,940	11,296	32 1/3
Holborn	8,047	2,593	32
Whitechapel	14,257	4,575	32
St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark	13,855	4,170	30
Clerkenwell	16,341	4,969	30
Shoreditch	28,818	8,373	29
St. Pancras	57,345	15,368	26 4/5
Bethnal Green	27,998	6,561	23
St. James, Westminster* [*The Sanitary Area of St. James, Westminster, is co-extensive with the Civil Parish of the same name, and includes the Ecclesiastical Parish of St. Luke, Berwick St., Soho]	5,938	1,323	23
Limehouse	12,425	2,567	20 2/3
Bermondsey	19,033	3,543	18?

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I.-Table showing the Number of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements in (a) Soho and (b) the whole of London

	Total Population of Area	Total Number of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements	Percentage of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements
Strand Sanitary Area (including St. Anne, Soho)	25,122	4,538	18
All London	4,211,743	386,489	9 2/5

II.-Table showing the Number of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements in (a) Soho and (b) the wealthy districts of the West

	Total Population of Area	Total Number of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements	Percentage of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements
Strand Sanitary Area (including St. Anne, Soho)	25,122	4,538	18
Kensington	166,308	13,655	8
Paddington	117,846	9,676	8
St. George's, Hanover Square	78,364	5,355	7
Battersea	150,558	6,899	4?

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III.-Table showing the Number of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements in (a) Soho and (b) the most crowded districts in other parts of London

	Total Population of Area	Total Number of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements	Percentage of Persons living in 1 Room Tenements
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	25,122	4,538	18
St. George's-in-the-East	45,795	10,127	22
St. Luke, City Road	42,440	9,244	21 4/5
Holborn	33,485	6,770	20
St. Giles-in-the-Fields	39,782	7,652	19
Whitechapel	73,552	13,396	18
St. Saviour, Southwark	27,177	4,919	18
Marylebone	142,404	25,114	17 2/3
Clerkenwell	66,216	11,668	17 2/3
St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark	59,712	9,866	16?
Shoreditch	124,009	20,112	16
St. Pancras	234,379	34,298	14?
Bethnal Green	129,132	17,211	13 1/3
St. James, Westminster	24,995	2,859	11?
Limehouse	57,376	6,321	11
Bermondsey	84,682	7,833	9?

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Tables showing the Actual Conditions of Overcrowding in (1) London as a whole, (2) the West and West Central districts; and (3) certain selected districts in East, South and Central London

1. London
Number of Persons living:-

	2, and under 3, persons to a room	3, and under 4, persons to a room	4, and under 5, persons to a room	5, and under 6, persons to a room	6, and under 7, persons to a room	7, and under 8, persons to a room	8, and under 9, persons to a room	9, and under 10, persons to a room	10, and under 11, persons to a room	11, and under 12, persons to a room	12, or more persons to a room	Total Number of Persons Overcrowded	Percentage of Population
London	762,417	298,994	114,714	43,443	17,934	6,153	1,848	648	270	110	84	1,246,615	29 3/5

2. West and West Central Districts
Number of Persons living:-

Sanitary Area	2, and under 3, persons to a room	3, and under 4, persons to a room	4, and under 5, persons to a room	5, and under 6, persons to a room	6, and under 7, persons to a room	7, and under 8, persons to a room	8, and under 9, persons to a room	9, and under 10, persons to a room	10, and under 11, persons to a room	11, and under 12, persons to a room	12, or more persons to a room	Total Number of Persons Overcrowded	Percentage of Population
Strand, (including St. Anne, Soho)	5,032	2,979	1,456	590	420	91	40	9	-	-	-	10,617	42
St. Giles-in-the-Fields	7,656	4,264	2,253	1,189	636	245	88	27	10	22	12	16,402	41
Marylebone	27,631	15,471	7,223	286	1,296	532	72	36	-	-	-	55,128	39
St. James	4,844	2,431	778	336	204	84	16	-	-	-	-	8,693	35
St. Pancras	39,174	18,040	8,085	3,810	1,668	553	208	36	10	-	-	71,584	31
Kensington	23,151	11,445	4,460	1,427	618	189	40	9	-	-	-	41,519	25
Paddington	17,715	7,660	3,028	1,031	318	70	24	9	-	11	-	29,866	25
St. George's, Hanover Square	10,023	3,185	1,104	311	78	42	-	-	-	-	-	14,743	19
	135,226	65,475	28,567	11,561	5,238	1,806	488	126	20	33	12	248,552	32

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3. Certain selected districts in East, South and Central London
Number of Persons living:-

Sanitary Area	2, and under 3, persons to a room	3, and under 4, persons to a room	4, and under 5, persons to a room	5, and under 6, persons to a room	6, and under 7, persons to a room	7, and under 8, persons to a room	8, and under 9, persons to a room	9, and under 10, persons to a room	10, and under 11, persons to a room	11, and under 12, persons to a room	12, or more persons to a room	Total Number of Persons Overcrowded	Percentage of Population
St. Luke, City Road	12,120	7,670	3,035	1,236	600	322	48	18	30	11	-	25,090	59
St. George's-in-the-East	13,233	6,661	2,940	1,478	660	287	64	18	10	-	-	25,351	55
Whitechapel	16,775	12,113	6,061	2,677	1,392	658	208	117	30	11	-	40,042	54
Clerkenwell	18,335	10,928	4,247	1,334	600	168	40	18	10	-	-	35,680	54
Holborn	8,061	5,126	2,176	982	618	210	96	9	-	-	-	17,278	52
St. Saviour's, Southwark	7,558	3,402	1,416	540	216	42	16	-	-	-	-	13,190	49
St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark	17,107	7,642	3,116	1,075	348	126	8	18	-	-	-	29,440	49
Shoreditch	35,110	15,477	6,059	2,535	942	364	72	9	10	11	-	60,589	49
Bethnal Green	35,435	15,490	6,355	2,599	1,224	434	216	72	-	-	24	61,849	48
Limehouse	13,298	5,153	1,965	828	396	105	24	18	10	-	-	21,797	38
Bermondsey	21,146	6,793	2,016	696	168	35	8	9	10	-	-	30,881	36

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VII

LONGEVITY

I. - Table showing the Number and Percentage of Persons of sixty years and upwards in (a) Soho, and (b) all London

Sanitary Area	Total Number of Persons of sixty years and upwards	Percentage of Population
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	700 Males 788 Females 1,488 [Total]	5 3/5 6 ? 5 3/4 7/0
All London	111,046 Males 158,672 Females 269,808	5 3/5 7 1/7 6 2/5

II. - Table showing the Number and Percentage of Persons of sixty years and upwards in (a) Soho, and (b) the wealthy districts of the West

Sanitary Area	Total Number of Persons of sixty years and upwards	Percentage of Population
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	700 Males 788 Females 1,488 [Total]	5 3/5 6 ? 5 3/4 7/0
[-181-] St. George's, Hanover Square	2,667 Males 3,845 Females 6,512 [Total]	8 8? 8?
Kensington	4,577 Males 7,523 Females 12,100 [Total]	7 7? 7?

III. - Table showing the Number and Percentage of Persons of sixty years and upwards in (a) Soho, and (b) the most overcrowded districts in East, South and Central London

Sanitary Area	Total Number of Persons of sixty years and upwards	Percentage of Population
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	700 Males 788 Females 1,488 [Total]	5 3/5 6 ? 5 3/4 7/0
St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark	1,454 Males 1,712 Females 3,166 [Total]	5 5 2/3 5 1/3
St. Luke, City Road	1,019 Males 1,410 Females 2,429 [Total]	5 6? 5?
St. George's-in-the-East	1,312 Males 1,475 Females 2,787 [Total]	5 3/5 6? 6 1/20
St. Saviour's, Southwark	1,039 Males 829 Females 1,868 [Total]	7 1/5 6? 6? 7/0

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VIII

RATE OF MORTALITY (GENERAL)

I. - Table showing the Rate of Mortality in (a) Soho and (b) all London

Sanitary Area	1885-93 Death-rate per 1000.* [*In each case the 'corrected' and not the 'crude' death-rate is given]	1894 Death-rate per 1000.* [*In each case the 'corrected' and not the 'crude' death-rate is given]
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	30.1	26.8
All London	21.4	18.6

II. - Table showing the Rate of Mortality in (a) Soho and (b) the wealthy districts of the West.

Sanitary Area	1885-93 Death-rate per 1000.* [*In each case the 'corrected' and not the 'crude' death-rate is given]	1894 Death-rate per 1000.* [*In each case the 'corrected' and not the 'crude' death-rate is given]
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	30.1	26.8
St. George's, Hanover Square	18.8	16.0
Paddington	18.3	16.3
Kensington	19.0	17.5
Hampstead	14.4	12.2

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III. - Table showing the Rate of Mortality in (a) Soho and (b) the most crowded districts in other parts of London

Sanitary Area	1885-93 Death-rate per 1000.* [*In each case the 'corrected' and not the 'crude' death-rate is given]	1894 Death-rate per 1000.* [*In each case the 'corrected' and not the 'crude' death-rate is given]
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	30.1	26.8
St. George's-in-the-East	31.0	27.4
Limehouse	28.3	26.9
St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark	28.8	25.5
St. Luke, City Road	29.4	25.5
Whitechapel	24.9	23.1
Holborn	27.9	22.2
St. Giles-in-the-Fields	27.1	22.1
St. Saviour's, Southwark	27.1	22.0
Bermondsey	23.9	21.9
Clerkenwell	26.0	21.2
Bethnal Green	24.5	21.2
Shoreditch	24.2	20.7
St. Marylebone	22.8	20.7
Rotherhithe	22.7	19.7
Poplar	22.0	19.7
St. Pancras	22.3	19.6

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INFANT MORTALITY

I. Table showing the Rate of Infant Mortality (i.e., children under one year of age) in (a) Soho, and (b) all London

Sanitary Area	Deaths under one year of age per 1000 births 1894
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	179
All London	143

II. Table showing the Rate of Infant Mortality (i.e., children under one year of age) in (a) Soho, and (b) the wealthy districts of the West.

Sanitary Area	Deaths under one year of age per 1000 births 1894
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	179
Hampstead	113
St. George's, Hanover Square	115
Chelsea	131
Paddington	137
Kensington* [*The figures for Kensington are remarkable and are probably to be explained by special circumstances. It must not, however, be forgotten that 25% of the total population of Kensington live under crowded conditions]	173

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III. Table showing the Rate of Infant Mortality (i.e., children under one year of age) in (a) Soho, and (b) the most crowded districts in other parts of London

Sanitary Area	Deaths under one year of age per 1000 births 1894
Strand (including St. Anne, Soho)	179
St. George-the-Martyr, Southwark	186
St. George's-in-the-East	185
Holborn	180
Limehouse	174
Rotherhithe	161
Whitechapel	154
Bethnal Green	151
St. Saviour's, Southwark	145
Clerkenwell	145
St. Giles-in-the-Fields	132
St. Luke, City Road	123

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Table showing the Various Nationalities represented in the Foreign Population of West London

	Soho	St. Giles	St. Pancras	St. Marylebone
Russians	232	57	95	114
Poles	481	64	129	75
Swedes	127	18	75	79
Norwegians	9	4	15	20
Danes	26	13	109	45
Dutch	88	54	184	100
Belgians	174	80	223	154
French	901	348	1,255	1,065
Germans	1,070	654	2,216	1,602
Austrians	107	59	175	172
Hungarians	27	12	42	29
Swiss	258	81	388	300
Spaniards	29	20	41	38
:Portuguese	4	2	5	16
Italians	652	211	308	233
Greeks	7	14	8	10
Servians	1	0	1	0
Roumanians	4	3	8	2
Turks	9	17	18	32
Persians	2	3	2	6
Chinese	0	3	6	14
Other Asiatics	0	2	18	8
Africans	4	5	16	16
Americans	81	305	345	405
Not Stated	2	0	8	13
	4,295	2,028	5,691	4,548

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Table showing the Nominal Occupations of 144 'Homeless Men' who applied to the Soho Committee of the Charity Organisation Society in the six months ending March 1896.

1 Clergyman
1 Schoolmaster
1 Tutor
1 Actor
1 Singer
1 Architect
1 Journalist
1 'Pressman'
1 Rancher
4 Commercial Travellers
1 Fur Dealer
1 Photographer
1 Miniaturist
1 Engineer
1 Engineer's Fitter
14 Clerks
1 Publican
1 Brewers' Agent
2 Potmen
1 Grocer
2 Grocers' Assistants
1 Tea-planter
1 Draper
4 Drapers' Assistants
1 Printer
3 Compositors
1 Baker
1 Book-binder
1 Storekeeper
1 Upholsterer
4 Tailors
4 Painters
1 Grainer
1 House-decorator
1 Tool-maker
2 Iron-workers
1 Iron-driller
1 Wire-worker
1 Birdcage-maker
1 Brass-polisher
1 Plate "
1 Silver "
1 Fitter
1 Whipmaker
2 Ships' Stewards
1 " Cook
3 Cooks
1 Kitchen-porter
1 Hotel "
3 Waiters
3 Carpenters
1 Box-maker
1 Crate-maker
1 Laundry-man
1 Gate-keeper
1 Gardener
1 Farm-labourer
1 Cattleman
1 Fireman
2 Carmen
2 Grooms
1 Stable-lad
7 Servants
3 Warehousemen
1 Dock-labourer
13 Porters
18 Labourers
1 Not stated
144 [Total]

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XII

1.-Table showing the Number and Distribution of Vagrants admitted to the casual Wards of West, and West Central London (excluding Fulham and Chelsea) on the 1st of January in the years 1891-5. * [*Vagrants applying for relief in Soho arc sent, by arrangement, to the casual wards of St. Giles, and St. George, Bloomsbury.]

Date	Kensington	Paddington	St. George's, Hanover Square	Marylebone	St. Pancras	St. Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury	Strand	Holborn	Total Admitted
Jan. 1st, 1891	25	35	25	75	14	25	63	49	311
Jan. 1st, 1892	41	33	30	80	26	16	58	50	334
Jan. 1st, 1893	27	38	39	97	24	15	41	41	322
Jan. 1st, 1894	48	59	47	87	39	58	85	70	483
Jan. 1st, 1895	39	55	51	83	31	65	87	67	478

The remarkable increase in the last two years is noteworthy.
The above figures refer, it will be seen, to winter admissions only. It may be well, therefore, if I append a further return, showing the number of Vagrants admitted to the casual wards of the same Unions on the 1st of July in each of the years 1890-1894.

1.-Table showing the Number and Distribution of Vagrants admitted to the casual Wards of West, and West Central London (excluding Fulham and Chelsea) on the 1st of July in the years 1890-4.

Date	Kensington	Paddington	St. George's, Hanover Square	Marylebone	St. Pancras	St. Giles and St. George, Bloomsbury	Strand	Holborn	Total Admitted
Jan. 1st, 1890	16	53	45	70	24	19	70	44	341
Jan. 1st, 1891	36	34	47	77	17	13	54	41	319
Jan. 1st, 1892	41	21	30	63	37	9	70	39	310
Jan. 1st, 1893	44	48	54	39	32	12	60	65	354
Jan. 1st, 1894	18	30	49	76	closed for repairs	26	66	44	309

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XIII

Table showing the Earnings of Man and Wife (with occasional additional assistance* [*From April 13th to June 22nd three people were generally employed and occasionally four - viz. : the man and his wife and two additional helpers (man and woman). In busy weeks also extra help would be required] employed on thoroughly good work (coats) in West London.

Date	Total weekly earnings
1895	?	s.	d.
April 13	3	17	10?
April 20 & 27	3	14	6
May 4	5	1	6
May 11	5	-	6
May 18	4	4	9
May 25	4	19	4?
June 1	4	19	1?
June 8	4	9	1?
June 15	3	1	3
June 22	-	5	1
June 29	4	8	4?
July 6	3	4	4?
July 13	2	18	10?
July 20	3	6	6
July 27	1	17	4?
August 3	3	12	7?
August 10	3	5	1?
August 17	2	14	4?
August 24	2	10	7?
August 31	3	4	6
September 7	1	18	7?
September 14	3	2	6
September 21	2	18	9
[-191-] September 28	5	9	6
October 5	2	3	1?
October 12	3	16	-
October 19	4	17	9
October 26	3	4	9
November 2	5	7	7?
November 9	4	19	6
November 16	4	4	1?
November 23	4	8	7?
November 30	2	18	4?
December7	1	17	-
December 14	1	14	11
December 21	4	4	9
December 28	2	7	7?
1896
January 4	2	14	5?
January 11	3	6	3
January 18	1	18	3
January 25	3	2	1?
February 1	4	18	7?
February 8	2	3	4?
February 15	3	11	4?
February 22	3	2	9
February 29	2	12	8?
March 7	2	5	1?
March 14	2	6	7?
March 21	3	2	4?
March 28	1	19	1?
April 4	5	-	3
[Total]	175	13	9?

Average ?3 7s. 6d. per week

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XIV

Table showing Particulars of Membership, Fees, and Benefits in connection with the Amalgamated Society of Journeymen Tailors

Membership Fees	Benefits
3d. per week	Strike or lock-out pay only
5?d. per week	All benefits except sick pay[If over 45 years of age, however, when he joins the Society, he is not eligible for superannuation benefit]
8d. per week (if under 40 years of age)	All benefits
9d. per week (between 40 and 45)* [* No member can be admitted for all benefits who is over 45 years of age]	" "

TABLE OF BENEFITS

For leaving employment satisfactory to Branch or Executive Council - 10s., 12s., and 15s. per week as per rule.
Whilst on travel* [*I.E. in search of employment. No travelling relief, however, is given during the months of April, May, June, July and November, except by special order of the Council] for 45 days in each year, 1s. 4d. in each Branch.
Sick Benefit - First 13 weeks ... ... 10s. per week
Sick Benefit - Second 13 weeks ... ... 8s. per week
Sick Benefit - Third 13 weeks ... ... 6s. per week
Sick Benefit - Fourth 13 weeks ... ... 4s. per week
And 3s. 6d. per week as long as illness continues

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SUPERANNUATION

If a member 12 successive years ... 2s. 6d. per week for life
If a member 20 successive years ... 5s. 0d. per week for life

FUNERAL

Six months' member ?6
Twelve months' member ?10
Members' wife ?4
If member has buried his wife ?6
If over 50 years of age when member entered ?6
If over 50 years of age when member entered wife ?2
If member has buried his wife ?4 [sic; how does this different from above? ed.]

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Table showing Particulars of Membership and Benefit Payments of the West End branches of the Amalgamated Society of Journeymen Tailors in 1895

Name of Branch	Number of Members	Infectious Disease	Sick Benefit	Funeral Benefit	Travelling Relief	Superannuation
West End	715	-	?304 10s. 7d.	?46	-	?65 15s.
Dragon	536	-	?372 11s. 10d	?84 8s. 6d	?1 14s. 4d	?209 17s. 6d
Hand-in-Hand	120	-	?133 11s. 9d	?68	17s.	-
Strand	29	?1 5s 0d.	?36 12s. 10d	?20	-	?10 15s.
International	49	-	?2	-	-	-
Pioneer (Tailoresses)	18	-	-	-	-	-
	1,467*	?1 5s. 0d.	?849 7s.	?218 8s. 6d.	?2 11s. 4d.	?286 7s. 6d.

* Out of a total (London) membership of 1,999. I have omitted from the list branches meeting in the extreme West, and South-west districts (e.g. Chelsea, Westminster, Putney, Hammersmith, Bayswater and Lisson Grove)

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