§ Mr. J. GARDNERasked the President of the Board of Education if he will furnish a return showing the numbers, or estimated numbers, of children aged three to 15 on the registers of public elementary schools in England and Wales at 31st March in the years 1917 to 1929, respectively?
§ Sir C. TREVELYANThe figures are as follow:
Public Elementary Schools in England and Wales Maintained by Local Education Authorities.
Number of children on the Registers aged three and under 15 years. 1917 (31st January) … 5,930,469 1918 (31st January) … 5,916,072 1919 (31st January) … 5,866,685 1920 (31st March) … 5,912,074 1921 (31st March) … 5,846,367 1922 (31st March) … 5,801,850 1923 (31st March) … 5,687,610 1924 (31st March) … 5,591,115 1925 (31st March) … 5,560,136 1926 (31st March) … 5,573,902 1927 (31st March) … 5,583,850 1928 (31st March) … 5,557,316 1929 (31st March) … 5,497,574 Note.—Before 1920 the returns were made up to 31st January.