HC Deb 22 November 1926 vol 200 cc24-6
39. Mr. LANSBURY

asked the Minister of Health whether he will publish a list of the boards of guardians representing mining areas, showing the number of persons who received outdoor relief during each month of the mining disputes in 1921 and the present year?

Sir K. WOOD

I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the desired information.

Following is the statement promised:

Name of Poor Law Union. Year 1921. Year 1926.
15th April. 14th May. 18th June. 15th May. 19th June. 17th July 14th Aug. 18th Sept. 16th Oct. 6th Nov.*
Northumberland—cont.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne 4,461 7,032 10,785 28,021 24,938 23,878 23,835 24,061 24,116 24,008
Tynemouth 1,315 3,002 3,819 12,545 42,078 43,930 46,552 47,259 47,777 40,454
Nottingham:
Basford 1,281 1,372 1,577 26,298 35,464 34,549 34,462 29,090 9,365 2,857
Mansfield 1,806 3,086 9,570 36,436 42,234 42,471 43,747 33,720 10,012 3,449
Nottingham 2,860 3,591 5,062 29,674 24,932 22,948 23,472 20,447 14,113 13,124
Worksop 4,563 7,802 10,885 4,546 15,742 18,243 18,360 17,473 15,176 12,714
Somerset:
Clutton 566 820 619 1,140 2,405 2,848 3,830 4 395 4,574 4,574
Stafford:
Cannock 2,877 4,819 9,916 4,264 11,575 11,843 10,891 8,200 1,153 920
Cheadle 185 192 205 1,907 1,635 385 308 276 230 232
Leek 1,011 2,116 1,783 3,308 3,579 3,046 2,597 2,392 2,097 1,828
Lichfield 410 627 1,118 560 6,257 5,817 5,341 931 683 608
Stoke and Wofstanton 2,344 6,304 7,711 29,094 37,743 33,833 31,028 24,287 16,150 11,622
Walsall 2,454 3,444 3,509 13,358 17,768 15,537 15,053 11,301 8,544 7,509
Warwick:
Atherstone 140 149 169 179 905 837 1,034 609 165 180
Fofeshill 352 624 475 225 4,907 4,301 4,595 3,813 355 273
Nuneaton 275 827 591 2,881 6,140 5,551 6,281 4,754 1,178 706
Tamworth 306 354 395 655 2,145 2,568 2,377 1,385 356 326
Worcester:
Dudley 915 1,000 1,739 5,314 5,326 3,704 3,263 2,336 1,964 1,389
York, West Riding:
Barnsley 1,785 1,937 2,094 9,652 43,607 50,032 50,827 50,570 50,309 49,284
Dewsbury 1,256 2,046 4,886 2,668 5,212 6,223 6,379 6,276 5,506 3,862
Doncaster 2,069 23,712 31,928 3,732 46,982 56,936 58,194 58,956 56,549 53,566
Hemsworth 1,838 15,280 18,186 6,474 28,293 30,070 26,854 26,753 26,549 26,074
Penistone 88 100 134 150 142 134 1,129 1,110 1,042 995
Pontefract 1,128 9,697 16,461 8,385 22,891 31,339 31,089 31,432 31,548 31,238
Rotherham 2,378 2,559 2,795 10,690 44,425 46,539 47,619 45,796 44,101 43,400
Tadcaster 143 233 856 321 2,613 7,245 7,432 7,381 7,156 6,747
Wakefield 4,259 6,106 10,263 5,227 17,287 23,240 24,398 25,056 24,599 21,327
Wortley 326 524 2,262 706 2,773 4,099 3,984 4,165 3,876 2,740
Brecon:
Crickhowel 998 2,339 1,551 6,966 6,753 6,887 6,884 6,880 7,057 6,894
Carmarthen:
Carmarthen 550 603 641 631 1,407 1,524 1,776 1,927 1,965 1,968
Llandilo Fawr 559 981 1,112 770 1,253 1,545 1,851 2,214 2,399 2,484
Llanelly 3,078 4,049 4,835 11,251 11,253 11,954 12,254 12,210 12,328 12,456
Denbigh:
Wrexham 1,199 10,648 10,744 5,543 18,274 16,704 14,250 12,517 9,471 9,748
Flint:
Hawarden 409 702 1,305 1,342 2,046 1,779 1,581 1,259 999 1,011
Holywell 1,084 3,148 3,552 3,929 4,141 3,780 3,498 3,145 2,738 2,301
Glamorgan:
Cardiff 4,677 6,314 6,891 15,090 15,850 15,222 15,608 16,840 15,995 16,540
Bridgend and Cow-bridge. 4,295 16,781 19,096 8,891 36,149 34,946 35,520 35,512 34,810 34,081
Gower 237 250 276 389 762 807 876 897 835 823
Merthyr Tydfil 18,914 45,357 42,087 22,251 63,701 64,749 65,450 65,956 65,953 65,583
Neath 7,078 9,688 20,780 21,469 31,647 31,781 33,077 32,268 31,171 30,892
Pontardawe 1,526 2,571 3,421 1,463 5,776 6,170 6,823 7,001 7.431 7,481
Pontypridd 55,835 14,280 13,410 34,745 94,206 90,032 93,718 93,775 83,083 83,556
Swansea 8,229 16,382 14,518 11,920 11,617 11,771 12,816 12,796 13,063 13,835
Monmouth:
Abergavenny 451 501 909 2,462 2,858 2,969 3,030 3,268 3,478 3,368
Bedwellty 15,602 42,094 32,296 31,119 58,000 59,565 58,779 57,555 57,104 56,528
Newport 1,839 3,513 18,759 6,765 28 586 28,983 28,733 27,205 27,074 26,716†
Pontypool 1,085 3,809 4,364 8,850 12,267 13,271 13,002 12,615 12,398 11,283
Monmouth 509 616 547 2,660 4,228 4,068 3,986 3,058 1,656 868
* Latest date for which figures are available. † Number on 30th October.