§ 27. Sir W. SUGDENasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of the inconsistencies arising out of the public inquiry held at Southport on 7th April, 1927, he will issue for public consideration the inspector's report; and will he state if the same inspector has conducted any further inquiries since elsewhere?
Name of Poor Law Union. | Number of persons in receipt of poor-law relief (excluding lunatics in asylums, casuals and persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only) on a day in March in— | |||||
1913. | 1920. | 1925. | 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | |
Bridgend and Cowbridge | 1,922 | 2,525 | 5,758 | 8,833 | 6,573 | 5,375 |
Cardiff | 5,270 | 4,121 | 10,798 | 12,846 | 14,364 | 14,162 |
Gower | 265 | 262 | 391 | 323 | 374 | 363 |
Merthyr Tydfil | 4,305 | 4,598 | 17,420 | 20,973 | 18,345 | 12,592 |
Neath | 2,899 | 2,864 | 7,384 | 9,186 | 8,235 | 9,831 |
Pontardawe | 636 | 754 | 1,036 | 1,223 | 1,737 | 1,698 |
Pontypridd | 6,892 | 10,417 | 22,916 | 29,837 | 18,783 | 19,098 |
Swansea | 3,626 | 2,940 | 5,198 | 5,952 | 8,264 | 7,322 |
Totals for the County of Glamorgan. | 25,815 | 28,481 | 70,901 | 89,173 | 76,675 | 70,441 |