§ 34. Mr. GRIFFITHSasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of poor relief in England and Wales, and the number of children under 14 of such recipients?
§ Sir K. WOODOn the 1st January, 1927, the total number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in England and Wales was 1,548,911, of whom 569,581 were children under 16 years of age. The returns do not distinguish children under 14.