§ Mr. SCURRasked the Minister of Health if he can state the number of 942W persons receiving outdoor relief in each of the Metropolitan Unions at the end of October this year, and the figures for the corresponding period of last year?
943W
Mr. CHAMBERLAINThe particulars desired by the hon. Member are stated in the table following:
STATEMENT showing for each London Union the number of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief on the last Saturday in October, 1925, and on the corresponding day in the year 1924 (excluding persons in receipt of medical relief only).
Union. Number of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief on Saturday, 31st October, 1925. Saturday, 1st November, 1924. West District— Paddington 1,955 1,758 Kensington 211 146 Hammersmith 2,683 2,339 Fulham 1,851 983 Chelsea 697 420 Westminster, City of 624 636 Totals 8,021 6,282 North District— St. Marylebone 994 810 Hampstead 310 309 St. Puncras 5,280 4,248 Islington 7,606 7,849 Hackney 5,371 4,331 Totals 19,561 17,547 Central District— Holborn 3,276 2,424 City of London 87 62 Totals 3,363 2,486 East District— Shoreditch 7,282 5,684 Bethnal Green 7,793 4,925 Stepney 17,079 10,602* Poplar Borough 27,960 25,279 Totals 60,114 46,490 South District— Southwark 10,237 7,156 Bermondsey 15,283 12,203 Lambeth 7,745 6,843 Wandsworth 7,461 6,206 Camberwell 12,310 8,638 Greenwich 15,060 12,444 Lewisham 4,817 4,400 Woolwich 5,687 4,843 Totals 78,600 62,724 Totals for London 169,659 135,529 . This figure is the aggregate of the numbers relieved by the Guardians of the four Parishes united to form the new Stepney Union as from the 1st April, 1925.