Typical Expenditure of Family of 5(Husband, wife and
3 children)
Income £1 13s. 6d.
| |
|
s |
d |
£ |
s |
d |
| Rent |
|
|
|
8 |
6 |
| Food |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Bread |
4 |
0 |
|
|
|
| |
2 tins condensed
milk |
|
3 |
|
|
|
| |
Potatoes |
1 |
6 |
|
|
|
| |
2 ½ lbs Butter
|
2 |
6 |
|
|
|
| |
½ Margarine |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| |
½ lb Lard |
|
4 |
|
|
|
| |
1 lb Cheese |
|
8 |
|
|
|
| |
4 lbs Flour |
|
7 |
|
|
|
| |
4 lbs Sugar |
|
9 |
|
|
|
| |
1 lb Tea
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
| |
½ lb Currants
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
| |
2 lb Pot of Jam
|
|
10 1/2 |
|
|
|
| |
Cocoa |
|
2 |
|
|
|
| |
Salt |
|
1 |
|
|
|
| |
1 lb Bacon
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
| |
1 lb Peas |
|
2 1/2 |
|
|
|
| |
Meat for Sunday
|
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
14 |
10 |
| Other Household
Expenditure |
|
|
|
|
| |
Coal & Coke
|
1 |
8 1/2 |
|
|
|
| |
Light & Matches |
1 |
0 |
|
|
|
| |
2 lbs soap &
Persil |
|
7 1/2 |
|
|
|
| |
Polishes
|
|
4 1/2 |
|
3 |
8 1/2 |
| Insurances |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
| Boot and Clothing
Clubs |
|
|
|
4 |
0 |
| Doctor and Hospital
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
| |
|
|
1 |
12 |
9 1/2 |
|
Source
The Geographical Magazine 1936
For those not familiar with
the pre-decimal British coinage:-
there were 12 pence (d.) to the shilling and 20 shillings
(s.) to the pound (£).
To add to
the complications each penny could be split into halfpennies
(1/2 d.) and farthings
(1/4 d.)
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