HC Deb 14 December 1933 vol 284 cc532-3
41. Mr. GROVES

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons within the county borough of West Ham in receipt of public assistance for the periods ended September, 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1933, giving men and women separately; and whether he will give the corresponding figures for the same periods for domiciliary treatment?

Sir H. YOUNG

As the answer contains a number of figures I will, with the

West Ham County Borough.
— Institutional Relief. Domiciliary Belief.
Total number of persons (men, women and children) in receipt of institutional poor relief on the last Saturday in the month, including patients in mental hospitals. Average number of men, women and children in receipt of domiciliary relief during the mouth.
Men. Women. Children.
September, 1930 … 2,285 2,033 3,217 3,093
September, 1931 … 2,216 2,513 3,925 4,094
September, 1932 … 2,288 4,022 5,117 6.177
September, 1933 … 2,339 4,686 5,604 6,974
Separate figures for men, women and children in receipt of institutional relief are obtained only once a year, namely, on the 1st January.