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... cent were found to be in poverty in Bolton ( a textile town ) in 1924 ; this compared with 12.6 per cent in 1913. They found 11.3 per cent of children under fourteen to be living in poverty overall , compared with 12.6 per cent in 1913 ...
... cent were found to be in poverty in Bolton ( a textile town ) in 1924 ; this compared with 12.6 per cent in 1913. They found 11.3 per cent of children under fourteen to be living in poverty overall , compared with 12.6 per cent in 1913 ...
Page 170
... cent or more in order to reach Rowntree's minimum . The proportion of workers in various industries who earned wages below this level was : in coal mining 80 per cent ; in railways 25 per cent ; in building 50 per cent ; in textiles 40 per ...
... cent or more in order to reach Rowntree's minimum . The proportion of workers in various industries who earned wages below this level was : in coal mining 80 per cent ; in railways 25 per cent ; in building 50 per cent ; in textiles 40 per ...
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... cent of insured workers were unemployed in December 1921 , as in the same month were 36.7 per cent in iron and steel , 27.2 per cent in building . Twenty- five per cent of the insured in Northern Ireland were unemployed , 21 per cent in ...
... cent of insured workers were unemployed in December 1921 , as in the same month were 36.7 per cent in iron and steel , 27.2 per cent in building . Twenty- five per cent of the insured in Northern Ireland were unemployed , 21 per cent in ...
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Introduction | 2 |
The First World War and after | 126 |
The interwar years | 163 |
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