HC Deb 23 December 1929 vol 233 cc1933-4W
Mr. DAY

asked the Minister of Health as at the last convenient date the number of persons in England and Wales in receipt of outdoor Poor Law relief; and the number of persons, excluding casuals, in receipt of institutional Poor Law relief?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The following statement shows the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in England and Wales on Saturday, 30th November, 1929.

Number of persons in receipt of— Total.
Institutional Relief (excluding lunatics in county and borough asylums and casuals). Domiciliary Relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only).
220,086 844,503 1,064,589