From an inquiry which covered a period of twelve months, and which delved into the lives of 305 working 8 families, the Bureau of Social Affairs of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai, gathered the data from which they have published a volume entitied "Standard of Living of Shanghai Labourers."
The study begins with a detailed account of the composition of the members of these 305 families. A careful analysis of their income and expenditure is given, with special stress on different types of expenditure that go to make up the daily Fequirements of the families. Food occupies, as is natural here, the chief item' in the lst. An extensive collection of facts and a careful presentation of figures are combined, making this work very valuable those Interested in social research.
It is pointed out by the bu~au that, whereas in Western countries vestigations into the conditions of ving of labourers date from the early 19% century, investigations ocally did not begin until 1927 and 1928 when they were conducted by the former Bureau of Markets. The present Bureau of Social Affairs has Carried onthe work, and has now published this work, "which can be Burehased from the Chung Hwa Book
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