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DIETARY STUDIES OF JEWISH FAMILIES (Nos. 14a-18a). 



The details of five studies with Jewish families follow. Studies 

 Nos. 14a, 17a, and 18a were with German Jews, No. 15a with Russian 

 Jews, and No. 10a with Roumanian Jews. 



DIETARY STU-DY NO. 14 A. 



The members of this family consisted of three men, three women, 

 and one girl 13 years old. They were all in good health. They lived 

 in four rooms, for which they paid 11.75 per week. The income of 

 the family during the time of the study was given as $(;.50. which 

 was Si. 69 less than the amount spent for food. 



The study continued seven days. The number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 



Three men ^^ 



Three women (63 meals X 0.8 meal of man ), equivalent to 50 



Girl, 13 years (21 meals X 0.7 meal of man) , equivalent to 15 



Total number of meals equivalent to - 128 



Equivalent to one man forty-three days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 15a. 



This family consisted of three men, one woman, and four children, 

 aged, respectively, 10, 6, 3, and U years. They paid $25 a month 

 rent. In addition to the foods purchased they spent 60 cents for cof- 

 fee, 14 cents for tea, 5 cents for vinegar, and 4 cents for cinnamon 

 during the course of the study. 



The study continued seven days. The number of meals taken was 



as follows: 



Meals. 



Three men , '^■^ 



"Woman (21 meals X 0.8 meal of man) , equivalent to 17 



Child, 10 years (21 meals X 0.6 meal of man), equivalent to 13 



Child, 6 years (21 meals X 0.5 meal of man), equivalent to 11 



Child, 3 years (21 meals X 0.4 meal of man), equivalent to 8 



Child, 2* years (21 meals X 0.3 meal of man), equivalent to 6 



Total number of meals equivalent to 118 



Equivalent to one man thirty-nine days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 16a. 



The family in this study comprised one man, one woman, and five 

 children, aged, respectively, 10, 8, 6, 4, and 2 years. They paid $11 a 

 month rent for four rooms. In addition to the foods purchased they 

 spent 32 cents for tea and coffee, and 11 cents for pepper and salt 

 during the time of the study. 



