50 



Table 10. — ]Vi'iijhts ami cost of food and nutrients in dietari/ studies of JcirisJt fainlHes in 



Philadelph ia — Continued. 



Food consumed during the whole study (7 day.s). 



Cost, nutrients, and fuel value of food per 

 man per day. 



DIETARY STUDIES OF GERMAN FAMILIES (Nos. 19a-24a). 



The details of six studies with German families follow. In one study 

 (No. 2ia) the man was native German but the woman was American 

 born. 



UIETAKY STUDY NO. Wa. 



The family in this study lived in the outskirts of the city. There 

 were five persons in the group in the study — two men, one woman, and 

 two children — who were taken to board. The ages of the children were 

 not given; it has been here assumed that they averaged to 7 years. 

 They rented five rooms, for which they paid $0 a month. During the 

 course of the stud}^ they spent 5 cents for tea and 00 cents for coffee 

 in addition to the purchase of food materials. 



The study continued seven da^'s. Th& number of meals taken was 

 as follows: 



Meals. 

 Two men 42 



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



Two children (42 meals X 0.5 meal of man), equivalent to 21 



Total number of meals equivalent to 80 



Equivalent to one man twenty-seven days. 



DIETARY STUDY NO. 20a. 



The members of this family comprised one man, one woman, and 

 four children aged, respectively, 8. 6, and 4 years, and 17 months. 

 The father was a fish peddler. They were all in poor health, dispirited, 

 and seemed to be iusufJicienth' nourished. The woman appeared to be 



