§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health the number of people in receipt of in- and out-door public assistance in the years 1924, 1929 and 1931, respectively, for England and Wales?
Sir H. YOUNGThe average numbers of persons (men, women and children) in receipt of institutional poor relief in England and Wales (excluding rate-aided patients in mental hospitals and casuals) during the years ended 31st March, 1924, 1929 and 1931 were 216,832, 222,187 and 210,909, respectively. The average numbers of persons in receipt of out-door relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only) during the same years were 1,069,016, 888,018 and 758,624.
§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Health the number of men and women, respectively, in receipt of in- and out-door public assistance in England and Wales for the years ended 1924, 1929 and 1931, respectively?
Sir H. YOUNGThe following statement shows the numbers of men and women in receipt of institutional and outdoor poor relief in England and Wales in the undermentioned years (excluding rate-aided patients in mental hospitals, casuals and persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only.
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Year ended 31st March. Institutional. Outdoor. Men. Women. Men. Women. 1924 … … … … 87,826 69,054 212,506 341,297 1929 … … … … 94,883 73,096 204,394 324,193 1931 … … … … 88,603 70,185 176,501 290,487 The figures as to institutional relief relate to the let January in each year. The figures as to outdoor relief are the averages of the numbers on one day in each week in the year.