§ 16. Mr. T. SMITHasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of poor relief in England and Wales on the last available date, giving separate figures for men, women, and children, and comparable figures for the same period during the past three years?
§ Mr. SHAKESPEAREAs the answer contains a number of figures in tabular form, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The total numbers of persons (men, women and children) in receipt of poor 1111 relief in England and Wales (excluding rate-aided patients in mental hospitals, persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only and casuals) on Saturday, the 24th March, 1934, and on the corresponding days in 1933, 1932 and 1931 were 1,413,780, 1,357,236, 1,188,077, 1,038,432, respectively.
| — | Total persons in receipt of poor relief (excluding rate-aided patients in mental hospitals). | |||
| Men. | Women. | Children. | Total. | |
| 1st January, 1934 | 420,686 | 481,661 | 500,378 | 1,402,725 |
| 1st January, 1933 | 406,708 | 470,733 | 498,204 | 1,375,645 |
| 1st January, 1932 | 332,287 | 406,844 | 403,894 | 1,143,025 |
| 1st January, 1931 | 288,825 | 372,237 | 353,871 | 1,014,933 |