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unsanitary living conditions. Many families having $20, $30, $40 a week gave their children neither medical nor dental care. The share each income had in unfavorable conditions is shown by the summary in the following table. TABLE VII SHOWING PER CENT SHARE OF PHYSICAL DEFECTS OF CHILDREN, UNFAVORABLE HOUSING CONDITIONS, AND CHILD MORTALITY FOUND AMONG EACH FAMILY-INCOME GROUP ========================+============================================= | WEEKLY FAMILY INCOME +-----+------+------+------+------+------+---- | | | | | | $30 | |$0-10|$10-15|$16-19|$20-25|$25-29| and |$100 | | | | | | over | +-----+------+------+------+------+------+---- | % | % | % | % | % | % | % ------------------------+-----+------+------+------+------+------+---- Proportion to total | | | | | | | families | 8.4 | 32.7 | 15.2 | 23.8 | 3.9 | 15.6 | 100 | | | | | | | _Physical defects_: | | | | | | | Malnutrition |13.8 | 43.4 | 12.4 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 9. | " Enlarged glands | 8.6 | 37.4 | 14.6 | 22.6 | 3.6 | 13.2 | " Defective breathing | 9.6 | 32.3 | 15.5 | 24.4 | 2.8 | 15.4 | " Bad teeth | 8.1 | 32.2 | 15.3 | 24.5 | 4.8 | 15.1 | " Defective vision | 8.2 | 34.6 | 16.5 | 22.1 | 1.4 | 17.3 | " | | | | | | | _Unfavorable housing | | | | | | | conditions_: | | | | | | | Dark rooms | 8.2 | 35.4 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 3.8 | 15.9 | " Closed air shaft | 6.9 | 30.2 | 18.9 | 26.4 | 3.2 | 19.6 | " No baths |10.1 | 38.5 | 16.5 | 19.7 | 4.4 | 10.8 | " Paying over 25% rent | 8.6 | 27.6 | 21.7 | 14.7 | ... | 27.6 | " | | | | | | | _Child Mortality_: | | | | | | | Families losing | | | | | | | children |10.3 | 35.5 | 14.7 | 20.5 | 5.4 | 13.6 | " Families losing no | | | | | | | children
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