A new system of practical domestic economy.

Date:
1828
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Credit: A new system of practical domestic economy. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ESTIMATE VI. Income, 5001. per Annum. Family,—A Gentleman, Lady, Three Children, and lwo Maid Servants, with One House and a Man Servant, out of the House. Provisions and other Articles of Household- Weekly. Expense. £ a-_ Bread aud Flour, for seven persons—Is. each 0 7 0 Butter,—Jib. eacb=5jlbs., at Is.—9d. each 0 5 3 Cheese,—3 lbs. at lOd. per lb 0 2 0 Milk and Eggs—4d.each 0 2 4 Tea, Coffee, &c.— 6£oz. Tea, at 8s. per lb.... 0 3 3 Sugar, <fcc.—6 lbs. at 8d. per lb. on an average 0 4 0 Other Grocery of all kinds, including Condi- ments, <fec.—8d. each 0 4 8 Buteher’s-Meat,—281bs. ) at 7d. per lb 0 16 4y 3s.6d.aday I 4 6 Fish, Ac. (14d. perday).. 0 8 2} Vegetables, Garden-Fruits, <fcc.—8d. each.... 0 4 8 Beer, Spirituous Liquors, &c.—Is. 9d. a day 0 12 3 Coals, Coke, and Wood,—say 5f chaldrons Coals, at 48s.= 131. 16s, and Wood, 23s.... 0 5 9 Candles, Oil.&c.—about 15 dozen Candles.... a year, half stores and half moulds, average 6d. per lb. - say 3£lbs. a week,— 4d. a day.. 0 2 4 Soap, Starch, <fcc. for washing,—Soap, about 3Jlbs. at 7d.,and Starch,— 4d. a day .. .... 0 2 4 Sundries,—for cleaning, scowering, &c 0 1 0 Annually. H. s. d. Total for regular Household-Expenses .. 4 1 !0£ Extra for Entertainments, Medicine, and other incidents .. Total for Household-Expenses (Clothes and Haberdashery—Gent. 24/., Lady 21/., Children 18/., Sundries 2/ ! Rent, Taxes, «kc 1 Education, Extra and Private Expenses Two Maid-Servants—16/. and 12/ Man-Servant, (out of the House) and Duty Horse, (as per Appendix, Table 1.) Total Expense Reserve, l-12th 212 18 6 14 4 2 227 2 8 65 0 O 50 0 0 25 0 0 28 0 0 31 4 0 32 0 0 458 6 8 41 13 4