HC Deb 25 April 1923 vol 163 cc462-3
69. Mr. COLLISON

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in England and Wales in receipt of Poor Law relief on the 31st March, 1923?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

The number of persons in England and Wales in receipt of Poor Law relief on the 31st March, 1923 (including lunatics in asylums), was approximately 1,459,000.