HC Deb 22 July 1929 vol 230 cc942-3W
Major NATHAN

asked the Minister of Health for each quarter since January, 1924, the number of persons in receipt of outdoor relief, distinguishing those persons who are normally in employment and the ordinary outdoor poor?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The following statement shows for one month in each

Month. Average number of persons in receipt of outdoor relief (excluding persons in receipt of medical relief only)
Persons ordinarily engaged in some regular occupation and their dependants. All other persons in receipt of outdoor relief (including dependants). Total.
March, 1924 555,701 467,223 1,022,924
June, 1924 463,783 466,887 930,670
September, 1924 365,677 466,073 831,750
December, 1924 371,684 480,799 852,483
March, 1925 385,766 496,782 882,548
June, 1925 390,822 498,971 889,793
September, 1925 473,727 513,526 987,253
December, 1925 553,119 537,312 1,090,431
March, 1926 540,400 478,251 1,018,651
June, 1926 1,680,732 500,989 2,181,721
September, 1926 1,701,335 496,487 2,197,822
December, 1926 1,067,803 491,642 1,559,445
March, 1927 545,685 480,886 1,026,571
June, 1927 484,754 464,106 948,860
September, 1927 465,985 459,455 925,440
December, 1927 498,640 473,482 972,122
March, 1928 481,128 478,734 959,862
June, 1928 410,504 473,069 883,573
September, 1928 375,868 468,692 844,560
December, 1928 396,369 477,520 873,889
March, 1929 427,313 487,848 915,161
* May, 1929 358,437 476,647 835,084
* The figures for June, 1929, are not at present available.