HC Deb 09 December 1929 vol 233 cc78-9W
Mr. HORE-BELISHA

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of parish relief in the parishes of Devonport, Plymouth, and Stonehouse, respectively, specifying the various categories for the month of November, 1929?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The following statement shows the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief on Saturday, 23rd November, 1929, in the parishes of Devonport, Plymouth and East Stone-house:

showing the institutional costs in each case, the number of inmates, the number in receipt of out-door relief, and the weekly amounts of money disbursed as compared with the respective figures of 12 months ago?

Tynemouth Union. Newcastle-upon Tyne Parish. Castle Ward Union. Gateshead Union. South Shields Union.
1929. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. 1928.
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Total cost of Institutional Relief (excluding coat of Lunatics in Asylums) during the year ended 31st March. 60,268 55,814 108,316 107,457 4,595 4,964 59,472 59,542 63,451 60,698
Number of persons in receipt of Institutional Poor Law Relief (excluding Lunatics in Asylums) on the fourth Saturday in November in each year. 1,048 1,065 1,749 1,814 105 112 1,117 1,151 1,043 1,083
Average weekly number of persons in receipt of Out door relief (other than Medical Relief only) during the month of October in each year. 7,140 7,605 16,412 17,627 1,996 2,033 16,216 19,424 10,456 12,469
£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Average weekly cost of Out-relief in money and kind (other than medical relief only) during the month of October in each year. 1,784 1,933 5,247 5,676 519 463 4,767 5,749 2,675 3,199