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1
Q

What percentage of PEOPLE lived below the poverty line according to a study produced by Seebohm Rowntree in 1936?

A

30%

2
Q

What percentage of UNEMPLOYED WORKERS lived below the poverty line according to Rowntree’s survey?

A

72.6%

3
Q

In Stockton-on-Tees (North-East), how much would a poor family spend on food?

A

3 shillings / 15 pence per week

4
Q

In Stockton-on-Tees (North-East), how much would a richer family spend on food?

A

6 shillings / 30 pence per week

5
Q

In 1936, how many people had a COMPLETELY INADEQUATE diet?

A

4.5 million people

6
Q

In 1936, how many people had suffered from SOME FORM of deficiency?

A

5 million (on top of the 4.5 million whose diets were completely inadequate)

7
Q

What percentage of the population did John Boyd Orr believe was seriously undernourished?

A

10%

8
Q

What percentage of children did John Boyd Orr believe was seriously undernourished?

A

20%

9
Q

What did poorer families tend NOT to have in their diets?

A

Meat, fresh fruit, veg.

10
Q

What did poorer families’ diets mainly consist of?

A

Bread, margarine, potato, sugar, tea

11
Q

Who suffered most during the Depression and why?

A

Women

1) because they often sacrificed their own needs for their husbands and children
2) National Insurance usually only covered the worker - normally the man. Women therefore were not covered for medical treatment (nor were children)

12
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What was the difference in INFANT MORTALITY RATES between the South East and North East?

A

In the South East 42 per 1000 children died before their 1st birthday.
In the North East, 76 per 1000 children died before their 1st birthday.

13
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Name three common diseases among poorer children

A

Bronchitis, rickets, pneumonia

14
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What was a key contributing factor to the spread of disease?

A

Overcrowded living conditions.

15
Q

How much more likely was a poor person to catch bronchitis than a rich person?

A

10 times

16
Q

What were some of the psychological effects of being long-term unemployed?

A
  • Feeling of guilt (letting down family)
  • Loss of self-respect
  • Lost of self-esteem
  • Loss of confidence