§ 63. Mr. LANSBURYasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of outdoor relief in the unions of Whitechapel, Bethnal Green, and St. George's-in-the-East, on Saturday, 2nd August, 1914; and the number in receipt of outdoor relief in the same unions on the same Saturday in August, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924?
§ Sir K. WOODWith the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
| Persons in receipt if Domiciliary Poor-law Relief (excluding casuals and persons in receipt of medical relief only). | |||||
| Number on the first Saturday in August. | Whitechapel. | Bethnal Green. | St. George in-the East. | ||
| 1914 | … | … | 12 | 192 | 16 |
| 1919* | … | … | 7 | 91 | 65 |
| 1920 | … | … | 7 | 198 | 229 |
| 1921 | … | … | 13 | 4,427 | 752 |
| 1922 | … | … | 448 | 5,457 | 1,828 |
| 1923 | … | … | 1,314 | 6,742 | 5,308 |
| 1924 | … | … | 1,276 | 5,472 | 2,673 |
| *The figures relate to the last Saturday in July—figures for the first Saturday in August wore not obtained. |