Living conditions and lifestyles: housing, food, air quality and inactivity (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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% of Brits in poverty at start of 20th century
% of Brits in poverty at start of 20th century
25%
% in extreme poverty by 1936
% in extreme poverty by 1936
4%
Year absolute poverty eliminated in Britain
Year absolute poverty eliminated in Britain
1950
Decade electric appliances became available
Decade electric appliances became available
1920s
% who rented homes in 1900
% who rented homes in 1900
90%
% who owned homes by 1939
% who owned homes by 1939
27%
% of working class income on food during WWI
% of working class income on food during WWI
60%
% of working class income on food before WWII
% of working class income on food before WWII
35%
Average working hours per week in 1900
Average working hours per week in 1900
54 hours
Year 1 week paid holiday introduced
Year 1 week paid holiday introduced
1939
Life expectancy in London in 1850s
Life expectancy in London in 1850s
37 years
When did the killer London smog occur?
When did the killer London smog occur?
December 1952
Year Clean Air Act passed
Year Clean Air Act passed
1956
Max fine for emitting dark smoke
Max fine for emitting dark smoke
£100
Main causes of poverty per Booth & Rowntree
Main causes of poverty per Booth & Rowntree
Unemployment, illness, old age