HC Deb 28 July 1936 vol 315 cc1339-40W
Mr. RHYS DAVIES

asked the Minister of Health the number of casuals in this country on the last available date and on the corresponding dates of the previous five years?

Sir K. WOOD

The number of casuals in receipt of poor relief in England and Wales on 4th July, 1936, was 7,895. The numbers on the corresponding days in the previous five years were 8,756 in 1935, 9,543 in 1934, 12,041 in 1933, 12,950 in 1932 and 9,731 in 1931.