§ MR. HOYLE (Lancashire, S. E., Heywood)asked the President of the Local Government Board, How many persons received parochial relief in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, in the year ending 31st December, 1886, and the number in each country of indoor and of outdoor paupers?
§ THE PRESIDENT (Mr. RITCHIE) (Tower Hamlets, St. George's)I am unable to state how many persons received parochial relief in England, Wales, and Scotland respectively during the year ending December 31, 1886. As regards England and Wales, it is the practice of the Local Government Board to obtain Returns of the numbers 1720 of paupers on certain days only. On January 1 last there were 822,215 paupers in the country in receipt of relief, of whom 201,698 were indoor and 620,517 outdoor paupers. With respect to Scotland, I am informed by the Board of Supervision that, on January 14 last, the total number of paupers, registered and casual, including dependents, receiving relief was 99,734; and that on January 1 last the total number in poor-houses was 10,233. The Local Government Board for Ireland state that, according to the Returns for the week ended January 1, 1887, the total number of persons in receipt of relief on that day was 113,241, of whom 65,015 received outdoor relief, 47,477 were in workhouses, and 749 in blind, deaf, and dumb asylums.