CONSUMPTION IN CANADA—DAVIDSON. 15 
larger towns. In the large towns, if anywhere, we shall find 
distinctions of class appearing. The first of the following tables 
is taken directly from the Census Reports; the second is based 
on it and expresses the same facts in terms of percentages which 
have been calculated :— 
No. oF HOUSES WITH ROOMS— 
Total 
CITY. opula No of 
" | Houses:| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 5 | 6=10)| 1115 |Over 
Vancouver| 13709 ; 2231 | 140) 148) 194' 331; 223 1023) 81) 81 
Winnipeg.| 25629 | 4543 34| 296) 367| 702) 594 | 2309) 162 | 79 
St. John . 40385 | 6630 ]| 135) 467) 723) 740 | 2996) 1012 | 339 
Halifax....| 38495 | 5181 3| 63) 126; 447) 523 | 3351) 529 | 108 
Toronto ..| 144028 | 25810 30| 184) 752 2480) 3094 | 17070| 1749 | 451 
London .. 22281 | 4317 6) 54, 128) 434) 775 ; 2603) 2238) 80 
Kingston .| 19263 | 4725 37| 148) 445; 700, 708 | 2897; 240 | 50 
Hamilton..| 47245 | 9221 8| 72) 279) 870) 1779 | 5596; 488 | 109 
i; Montreal ..| 182695 | 31931 | 153)1990|4672,7815| 3325 | 10782) 2542 | 651 
Ottawa 63090 | 8313 43) 479) 8271508) 791 | 3373) 954 | 440 
Ottawa ...| 37269 | 6557 17! 150] 246! 911] 1025 | 3485] 583 | 240 
* The populations are taken from Table IT, Vol. 1, Census Report, 1891. 
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSES WITH Rooms 
Persons : 
City. toa me 
suse | 20a) all) 5" fein 15] OS See omar 
Vancouver} 6.1 (6.2/6.6! 8.7) 14.8) 10.0) 45.8; 1.6) 1.6) 36.3 | 3.2 
Winnipeg.| 5.6 |0.7/6.5| 8.0] 15.4! 13.0] 50.8} 3.5] 1.7] 30.6) 5.2 
St. John...| 6.0 '0.0,2.0) 7.0) 10.9) 11.1] 45.1) 15.2) 5.1, 19.9 | 20.3 
Halifax ...| 7.4 |0.11.2| 2.4] 8.6] 10.0, 64.6; 10.2; 2.1) 12.2 | 12.3 
Toronto...}| 5.5 0.10.6) 2.9, 9.6) 11.9) 66.1; 6.7) 1.7, 13.2, 84 
Kendon. .| 5.1  jO:1|1-2) 2.9) 10.0) 17.9) 60:2, 5.1) 1.8), 142°) 6.9 
Kingston .| 4.0 0.7/1.1] 3.1) 16.4) 16.4] 50.7) 5.0) 1.2) 22.3 | 6.2 
Hamilton..| 5.1 '|0.0/0.7) 3.0} 9.4) 19.2) 61.7) 5.2; 1.0) 13.1 | 6.2 
Montreal .| 5.7  |0.4|6.2)14.6) 24.4) 10.4) 33.7| 8.0) 2.0) 45.6 | 10.0 
Quebec . 7.5 |0.5|5.7/ 9.9] 18.1) 9.5) 40.5] 11.4| 5.2) 34.2 | 16.6 
Ottawa ...| 5.6  /0.2'2.2' 3.7! 13.8' 15.6! 53.1' 8.8! 2.1! 19.9 | 10.9 
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With the exception of four cities, Vancouver, Montreal, Que- 
bee and St. John, more than half of the population live in houses 
containing from 6 to 10 rooms; in the case of Toronto the per- 
centage rises to 66 per cent; while in three others, Halifax, 
London and Hamilton, the percentage exceeds 60. Those cities 
