Appendix 6

A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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APPENDIX 6

No. of children in Salford and Stoke taking part in enquiry					No. who have school meals in Salford and Stoke
	September		March			September		March
	No.	%	No.	%	Salford	No.	%	No.	%
Salford	254	60	173	60	School meals	81	19	66	23
Stoke	173	40	116	40	No School meals	173	41	107	37
Total	427		289		Stoke
					School meals	66	15	55	19
					No School meals	106	25	61	21
					Not Answered	19
					Total	445		289

No. of mothers who went to work

	September		March
	No.	%	No.	%
Mothers working full-time	96	23	73	25
Mothers working part-time	49	12	50	17
Mothers not working	188	44	159	55
Not answered	93	22	7	2
Total	426		289

Age Group

	September		March
	No.	%	No.	%
Up to 5	23	5
Up to 6	45	11	26	10
Up to 7	39	9	31	11
Up to 8	59	14	32	11
Up to 9	68	16	45	15
Up to 10	40	9	39	13
Up to 11	40	9	29	10
Up to 12	82	19	42	15
Up to 13	26	6	45	15
N.A.	4	1	-
Total	426		289

Family Size					Expenditure Group
No. in family	September		March		Expenditure on food per unit per week	September		March
	No.	%	No.	%		No.	%	No.	%
2 & 3 in family	93	22	55	19	Less than 11/-	43	10	35	12
4 & 5 in family	214	50	151	52	11/-, less than 15/-	124	29	86	30
6 or more in family	119	29	83	29	15/- less than 25/-	103	27	85	29
					25/- and over No information	146	34	83	29
Total	426		289			416		289

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