British Mandate: A Survey of Palestine: Volume II - Page 837

CHAPTER XIX.

Food expenditure £P. per bead per month



% 25% 30% 15% 30%

Persons.

125,000 150,000 75,000 150,000

1942

Analysis of diets in relation to food expenditure groups showed :

1943

Diet inadequate below expenditure of: £P.2-2! p.h.p.m. (slight fat & calcium deficiency at this level) £P.2!-2! p.h.p.m. (slight carbohydrate and ca lei um deficiency at this level)

£P.2!-2! p.h.p.m. £P.2!-2! p.h.p.m.

(slight carbohydrate de• (slight carbohydrate efficiency at this level) deficiency at this level)

In 1942, 19% of 221 Arab families appeared in the two highest expenditure groups, but 73.l % of 279 families from the same society levels appeared in these groups in 1943.

Arabs

Oriental

Jews

European Jews

Diet inadequate below expenditure cf : £P.2!-2! p.h.p.m. (slight fat & calcium deficiency at this level) £P.2!-2! p.h.p.m. (slight carbohydrate deficiency at this level)

Food EXPENDITURE GROUPS OF £P.2t-2t AND £P.2~ AND OVER P.H.P.M.

Arabs

Oriental Jews European Jews

1942

19.0% (221 families) 9. 7% (103 families) 51.2% (119 families)

1943

73.1% (279 families) 75. 7% (144 families) 86.3% (175 families)

It was concluded that about 75% (375,000) of the population of three large urban areas came into the two upper food expenditure groups in l!J43, as against 25% (125,000) in the previous year. The effect of this change upon diet would have been enhanced in 1943 by the institution of school feeding for Arab children, of whom 9.3% received meals during that year. (44% of Oriental Jewish children and 29% of European Jewish children were already receiving school meals in 1942).

40. As far as calories were concerned, the basic level of 2550 calories was approximated in the food expenditure groups shown below:

Arabs

Oriental Jews European Jews

19-J2 £P.

it - lt p.h.p.m. 11-2

2t-2t

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