§ Mr. DAYasked the Minister of Health the number of persons, including dependants, at present in receipt of poor relief in the Borough of Southwark; and comparable figures for 1913 and 1921, respectively?
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Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe total number of persons, including dependants, in receipt of Poor Law relief (excluding lunatics in asylums, casuals and persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only) in the Southwark Union (which is co-extensive with the borough) on Saturday, 17th March, 1928, was 13,199 as compared with 6,643 and 6,801 on the corresponding dates in 1913 and 1921, respectively.