38 MILK SURVEY OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER 



the children in the families of each of the income groups, with the amount 

 of milk recommended for children by some of the leading food experts, 

 we find that the children in group No. 1, or families with incomes under 

 $20.00, were receiving only 31% of their requirement. These percentages 

 are shown in the last column of Table No. 12. 



It appears also that there is a progressive increase in the percentage 

 of milk received in each income group, until in families where the weekly 

 income is $50.00, or over, the children are receiving 69% of their milk 

 requirements. 



The conclusion which must be reached from these data is that in all 

 of the families visited the children are receiving less than their milk re- 

 quirements and that the income of the family has a most close relationship 

 to the quantity of milk purchased and the quantity used by children. The 

 children, especially in the families with small incomes, are not receiving 

 the milk necessary for their growth and development. 



One of the methods of testing the accuracy of the work performed 

 in this inquiry, is to compare the amount of milk used by the entire list 

 of families with the amount used by the City of Rochester during the 

 same period at the time the inquiry was conducted as follows : 



Total population of families visited 7,122 



Estimated population of the City of Rochester 290,000 



Percentage of total population in the families visited.. 2.456% 



Total amount of milk used by these families 1,911 Qts. Daily 



The total milk sold daily in Rochester. v 77,580 Qts. 



Percentage of the Rochester milk supply used by fam- 

 ilies visited 2.463% 



Therefore the percentage of the total population visited in this in- 

 quiry corresponds very closely with the percentage of the total milk supply 

 used. 



These figures justify the belief that the families visited fairly repre- 

 sent the character of the population of Rochester, both in the different 

 age groups and the quantity of milk which is used by them. On this 

 assumption, using the figures obtained in this inquiry as a basis, the milk 

 consumption of the entire City of Rochester for the entire population is 

 presented in Table No. 14. 



TABLE No. 13 

 FIGURES FROM 1330 FAMILIES 



.For Other Should 



Drinking. Uses. Total Use. 



Population. Quarts. Quarts. Quarts. Quarts. 



Children 1 to 16 years... 3,578 882 428 1310 2717 



Adults over 16 years 3,554 178 423 601 1J81 



Total 7,112 1,060 ~851 1,911 3,898 



