§ Colonel DAYasked the Minister of Health the number of paupers at present in the workhouses of England and Wales; the number of casuals who were being relieved in Poor Law institutions; and the number of beds, approximately, in those institutions?
Mr. CHAMBERLAINOn the 1st January, 1925, there were in Poor288W Law institutions in England and Wales (excluding separate establishments for children) 169,725 inmates chargeable to boards of guardians, in addition to 7,618 casuals. The number of beds in such institutions other than for casuals, was 242,706.