§ Mr. DENNISONasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in Birmingham who were in receipt of Poor Law relief in January, 1924, and subsequent months; the amount paid for the respective months; the approximate ages of the recipients; and how many were ex-service men?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINA reply has been prepared giving such information as is available; but as it contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. 955W Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
BIRMINGHAM UNION. Month. Average No. of persons (men, women and children) in receipt of domiciliary relief. Amount of domiciliary relief given in money or in kind. Average No. of persons in receipt of institutional relief. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1924. £ January (4 weeks) … 43,486 44,296 7,363 February (4 weeks) … 41,614 44,503 7,424 March (5 weeks) … 38,301 48,054 7,386 April (4 weeks) … 33,998 34,351 7,137 May (5 weeks) … 33,181 41,675 7,002 June (4 weeks) … 31,577 28,104 6,882 July (4 weeks) … 30,661 26,838 6,827 August (5 weeks) … 30,081 30,383 6,837 September (4 weeks) … 24,363 24,098 6,793 October (4 weeks) … 23,391 24,356 6,841 November (5 weeks) … 23,043 29,335 6,916 December (4 weeks) … 23,071 24,322 6,952 1925. January (5 weeks) … 24,292 31,047 7,127 February (4 weeks) … 21,942 23,505 7,157 (The above figures are exclusive of lunatics in asylums, persons in receipt of medical relief only and casuals.) Of the total number of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief on the 1st January, 1925, 51 per cent, were under 16 years of age, 46 par cent, between 16 and 70 years of age and 3 per cent, were over 70 years of age. The corresponding percentages for those in receipt of institutional relief were 29, 55 and 16. Ex-Service men and their dependants constituted 47 per cent, of the parsons in receipt of domiciliary relief on tb.3 3rd May, 1924, and 17 per cent, of the persons in receipt of institutional relief.