HC Deb 09 November 1908 vol 195 cc1703-4
EARL WINTERTON (Sussex, Horsham)

I beg to ask the President of the Local Government Board whether the figure of 800,000 relating to persons annually relieved in the night shelters of Berlin represents separate individuals; and, if not, can he give any estimate of the number of separate individuals included in this total.

MR. JOHN BURNS

I am afraid I must refer the noble Lord to Mr. Dawson's book "The German Workman" from which the figures mentioned are taken. The Answer to the latter part of the Question is in the negative.