HC Deb 04 March 1937 vol 321 cc559-60W
Mr. Woods

asked the Minister of Health whether he will state for the boroughs of Southport, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Merthyr, Jarrow, South Shields, respectively, the amount of rates in the pound, the number of persons on out-relief on 1st April, 1936, and the population?

Sir K. Wood

The following statement gives the desired information so far as it is available. The returns relating to out-relief made to my Department relate to counties and county boroughs as a whole, and particulars for part of a county are not available.