of the cases, though doubtless they may have acted as contributory or indirect causes in a larger number.
In the classes just above the "very poor," 68 per cent.

of poverty is attributed to "questions of employment," and only 13 per cent.

to drink and thriftlessness.

In the lowest parts of Whitechapel drink figures very slightly, affecting only 4 per cent.

of the very poor, and 1 per cent.