Nutrition: The position in English to-day

1936-11 1936 1930s 15 pages shown that below a certain level of income, not only does the amount of protective foods decrease with each ten-shilling decrease in income, but that as the food decreases occur there follows a rise in the death rate. (See Poverty and Public Health by G. C. M. M'...

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Main Author: M'Gonigle, G. C. M. (George Cuthberth Mura), -1939
Institution:MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick
Language:English
English
Published: London : Industrial Christian Fellowship November 1936
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author M'Gonigle, G. C. M. (George Cuthberth Mura), -1939
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description 1936-11 1936 1930s 15 pages shown that below a certain level of income, not only does the amount of protective foods decrease with each ten-shilling decrease in income, but that as the food decreases occur there follows a rise in the death rate. (See Poverty and Public Health by G. C. M. M'GONIGLE and J. KIRBY. Victor Gollancz Ltd. 6/-net.) The tables below are taken from the above volume. Groups of families were studied whose incomes fell into five groups, differing from each other by ten shillings. A family cannot spend what it likes or requires on food until the various family overhead standing charges have been met. In the case of the poorer sections of the community, these overheads are down to an irreducible minimum and it is quite impossible to economise further in them. The following table shows the percentages of income in each group spent on overheads: Group Income Percentage of income spent on Rent, Fuel and Light, Insurances, Clothing, etc. 1 25/ — 35/- 55.19% 2 35/ — 45/- 56.39% 3 45/ — 55/- 53.94% 4 55/ — 65/- 56.23% 5 70/- plus 55.15% The balance of income is, theoretically, available for the purchase of food. Another table shows how this works out in actual fact: Group Income Sums available for food purchase per head per man-value 1 25/ — 35/- 2/11½ 4/3 2 35/ — 45/- 3/3 4/4 3 45/ — 55/- 3/9½ 4/11 4 55/ — 65/- 5/2⅜ 5/9½ 5 70/ — plus 6/2 8/1½ 9 15X/2/217/2
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spellingShingle M'Gonigle, G. C. M. (George Cuthberth Mura), -1939
Maitland Sara Hallinan
Pamphlets: Industrial Christian Fellowship
Health care
Nutrition--Great Britain--History ; Great Britain--Social policy--20th century
Nutrition: The position in English to-day
title Nutrition: The position in English to-day
topic Maitland Sara Hallinan
Pamphlets: Industrial Christian Fellowship
Health care
Nutrition--Great Britain--History ; Great Britain--Social policy--20th century
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