§ 79. Mr. Craven-Ellisasked the Minister of Health the total number of back-to-back houses in the city of Birmingham in 1931 and 1938; the total number owned by the city corporation and private owners, respectively; and how many in each category have been brought into slum-clearance orders?
| ENGLAND AND WALES. | |||
| Occupied Population (aged 14 years and upwards) at1911 and 1931 Censuses. | |||
| — | Persons. | Males. | Females. |
| 1911 | 16,137,982 | 11,356,524 | 4,781,458 |
| 1931 | 18,853,376 | 13,247,333 | 5,606,043 |
| Enumerated as out of work but included in 1931 figures. | 2,166,806 | 1,683,742 | 483,064 |
| Percentage increase of 1931 over 1911 | 17 | 17 | 17 |