§ Sir K. WOODasked the Minister of Health if he will state at a convenient date in each month since June last, the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in West Ham, Bedwellty, and Chester-le-Street, respectively?
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— Total number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief (excluding lunatics in county and borough asylums, casuals and persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only). West Ham Union. Bedwellty Union. Chester-le-Street Union. 1929. 29th June … … … 18,789 4,624 4,091 27th July … … … 19,042 4,761 4,108 31st August … … … 19,122 5,077 4,351 28th September … … … 19,276 5,221 4,589 26th October … … … 19,880 5,509 4,553 30th November … … … 20,571 5,962 4,781 28th December … … … 20,159 5,889 4,973 1930. 26th January … … … 20,765 6,177 5,308 1st February … … … 21,073 6,413 5,240 the County of London, available for the use of casuals, wayfarers and vagrants, on 1st February of each of the four years ended 1st February, 1930; and the corresponding figures for the County of London?
§ Mr. GREENWOODFigures relating to casuals, distinguishing men, women and children, accommodated in casual wards and other Poor Law institutions, are available only for the night of 1st January, in each year. The following statement gives particulars for the years 1927 to 1930 so far as available at present.
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe following is a statement showing the total number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in the West Ham, Bedwellty and Chester-le-Street Unions, on certain dates in each month from June, 1929, to February, 1930.