§ Mr. D. FOOTasked the Minister of Health the number of applicants for Poor Law relief in England and Wales at the last date for which figures are available and the figures for the corresponding dates in 1934, 1933, 1932 and 1931?
§ Sir K. WOODThe total number of persons in receipt of poor relief in England and Wales (including dependants but excluding rate-aided patients in mental hospitals, persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only and casuals) at the end of September, 1935, was 1,280,942. The corresponding figure in 1934 was 1,299,233; in 1933, 1,279,717; in 1932, 1,225,103 and in 1931, 979,888.