HC Deb 29 January 1930 vol 234 c1022W
Mr. DAY

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in England and Wales at the last convenient date in 1929?

Mr. GREENWOOD

The following statement shows the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in England and Wales on Saturday, 28th December, 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).
220,467 845,120 1,065,587