§ Mr. G. MACDONALDasked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of public assistance, including rate-aided patients in mental hospitals, with the aggregate amount of relief.
Year. Number of persons in receipt of poor relief (including rate-aided patients in mental hospitals) on 1st January. Expenditure on out-relief in money and kind to persons in receipt of domiciliary relief during the year ending 31st March. England and Wales. Lancashire (including associated County Boroughs). England and Wales. Lancashire (including associated County Boroughs). £ £ 1931 … … 1,123,850 151,537 11,565,566 1,535,398 1934 … … 1,516,933 261,967 16,809,202 3,078,601