HC Deb 13 August 1913 vol 56 c2526W
Mr. HOARE

asked the President of the Local Government Board how many children between the ages of three and sixteen were in workhouses in England and Wales on 1st January, 1913?

Mr. BURNS

The numbers were as follows:—

In Infirm Wards 392
In Receiving Wards 120
In separate buildings for children on the Workhouse premises 3,533
In other wards of Workhouses 4,553