HC Deb 25 November 1927 vol 210 cc2208-11W
Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the Minister of Health the number of able-bodied persons, together with their dependants, in receipt of Poor Law relief, institutional and outdoor, in Devonport during each of the months of this year?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

Figures based on a classification distinguishing "able-bodied persons" are not now obtained. The available information is set out below.

been completed; and with regard to each submitted scheme will he state the total number of tenements to be cleared away and, where available, the estimated cost of the whole scheme, the cost if possible being separated into the cost of clearance and the cost of re-housing, respectively?

Mr. CHAMBERLAIN

112 schemes for the improvement of unhealthy areas have been submitted of which 105 have been confirmed since the 1st January, 1919. On the 1st October last action had been taken by local authorities in respect of 91 schemes. 10 schemes had been fully completed, and others were nearing completion.

The following table shows the number of properties included in each confirmed scheme. Reliable estimates as to the cost of clearance and of re-housing are not available in respect of individual schemes.

Local Authority. Number of properties included in scheme.
Region A.
Carlisle T.C. (Rigg Street, etc.) 46
Carlisle T.C. (South George Street, etc.) 31
Hartlepool T.C 104
Wallsend T.C 59
Durham T.C. 96
Gateshead T.C. 124
Tynemouth T.C 63
Newcastle-upon-Tyne T.C.
(Pilgrim Street) 156
(Prudhoe Street) 58
(Liverpool Street) 79
Stockton-on-Tees T.C 107
Sunderland T.C. (Area No. 2) 101
Sunderland T.C. (Area No. 3) 43
Region B.
Sheffield T.C. (Smithfield) 43
Scarborough T.C. (Potter Lane) 17
Rotherham T.C 56
Sheffield T.C. (Oborne Street) 22
Dewsbury T.C. 61
Wakefield T.C 101
Scarborough T.C. (East Mount) 48
Middlesbrough T.C 63
Kingston-on-Hull T.C 184
Sowerby U.D.C 40
Keighley T.C 143
Bradford T.C 670
Barnsley T.C 123
Doncaster T.C. 127
York T.C 180
Halifax T.C 232
Rotherham R.D.C. 22
Sheffield T.C. (Duke Street, etc.) 41
Sheffield T.C. (Matthew Street, etc.) 97
Otley U.D.C. (Leeds Road) 16
Region C.
Eccles T.C 288
Manchester T.C 199
Liverpool T.C. (Burlington Street) 496
Burnley T.C. 187
Rochdale T.C 83
Widnes T.C 75
Lancaster T.C. 58
Liverpool T.C. (Prince Edwin Street)* 205
Wallasey T.C. 86
Chester T.C 55
* Re-submission of a partially lapsed scheme.

Local Authority. Number of properties included in scheme.
Region C—cont.
Oldham T.C. 281
Rawtenstall T.C. 59
Darwen T.C. 83
Region D.
Welshpool T.C 40
Region E.
Wednesbury T.C 11
West Bromwich T.C. (Barton Stand Old End) 81
Stoke-on-Trent T.C 87
Wolverhampton T.C. 280
Atherstone R.D.C 70
Worcester T.C 32
Oldbury U.D.C 20
West Bromwich T.C. (Swan Village) 102
Region F.
Chesterfield T.C 103
Lincoln T.C 139
Nottingham T.C. 326
Mansfield T.C 73
Region G.
Bristol T.C. (Eugene Street) 80
Poole T.C 22
Cheltenham T.C 56
Bath T.C 41
Torquay T.C 49
Bristol T.C. (Bedminster Down) 12
Region H.
Portsmouth T.C 59
Brighton T.C. (Paradise Street, etc.) 59
Brighton T.C. (Hereford Street, etc.) 67
Hastings T.C 64
Ramsgate T.C 35
Region K.
Stepney M.B. (Dupont Street) 27
Poplar M.B. (Lower North Street, etc.) 46
L.C.C. (Brady Street) 328
L.C.C. (Ware Street) 404
Bethnal Green M.B. (Diss Street) 26
City of London (Hutchinson Street) 151
City of London (Queen's Court Minories) 7
Hammersmith M.B. (Southern) 194
L.C.C. (Hickman's Folly) 324
L.C.C. (Bell Lane and Ellen Street) 335
Battersea M.B. (Plough Road) 88
L.C.C. (Prusom Street) 304
L.C.C. (Baker's Alley) 111
Bermondsey M.B. (Salisbury Street) 151
St. Pancras M.B 45
Poplar M.B. (Gale Street, etc.) 16
L.C.C. (George's Road, etc.) 211
L.C.C. (Watergate Street) 269
L.C.C. (Ossulston Street) 321
Finsbury M.B. (White Horse Alley) 35

Local Authority Number of Properties Included in scheme.
Region K—cont.
Stepney M.B. (Limehouse Fields) 347
Barking Town U.D.C 51
L.C.C. (China Walk, etc.) 493
L.C.C. (Basing Place, etc.) 133
Region L.
Hitchin U.D.C. (St. Andrew's Street) 83
New Windsor T.C. 52
Aylesbury T.C. (Whitehall Street) 29
Aylesbury T.C. (Upper Hundreds) 27
Oxford T.C. 64
Banbury T.C 57
Hitchin U.D.C. (Queen Street) 110
St. Alban T.C 41
Region M.
Ipswich T.C 132
Norwich T.C. (Robinson's Yard) 51
Norwich T.C. (Baker's Yard) 44
Men. Women. Juveniles. Total.
Claims to Benefit made 3,127 529 64 3,720
Applications for Extended Benefit—
Considered 2,381 97 15 2 493
Allowed 1,971 61 14 2,046
Disallowed 410 36 1 447
Statistics regarding the results of applications for Standard Benefit are not available.