§ Mr. CLARRYasked the Minister of Health the total borrowings of local authorities for the purpose of Poor Law relief during the years 1912, 1913, and 1920 to 1924, inclusive?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINI assume the hon. Member does not intend to refer to loans raised for the erection of buildings and other ordinary capital purposes but only to loans for the purposes ordinarily to be met by current rates. No loans of
ENGLAND AND WALES On the night of the 1st January in the year— Casuals in Receipt of Poor-Law Relief. Casuals relieved in casual wards and other Poor-Law institutions Total Number of Casuals The Total in Column 3 includes Men. Women. Children. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1910 … … … 9,944 10,249 9,384 772 93 1911 … … … 10,028 10,474 9,578 826 70 1912 … … … 9,294 9,732 8,900 759 73 1913 … … … 8,311 8,882 8,002 775 105 1914 … … … 7,171 7,568 6,957 559 52 1915 … … … 5,323 5,416 4,824 531 61 1916 … … … Not ascertained 3,576 Not ascertained. 1917 … … … 2,875 1918 … … … 1,470 1919 … … … 1,091 1920 … … … 2,008 2,035 1,899 128 8 1921 … … … 4,039 4,084 3,850 214 20 1922 … … … 6,495 6,572 6,270 286 16 1923 … … … 7,486 7,628 7,210 369 49 1924 … … … 7,694 7,794 7,338 368 88 Column 3 includes, in addition to the numbers in Column 2, certain casuals who were relieved otherwise than in poor-law institutions. According to a special return obtained from Boards of Guardians, ex-service men relieved as casuals constituted 43 per cent. of the total number of men so relieved on 3rd May, 1924.