HC Deb 09 December 1947 vol 445 cc178-9W
106. Mr. Mellish

asked the Minister of Health the number of people in the Borough of Bermondsey who are at present in receipt of public assistance, and the numbers of people receiving this benefit in the year 1936.

Mr. J. Edwards

The number in receipt of public assistance in the form of out-relief on the 29th November, 1947, was 368, and on the 28th November, 1936, it was 2,950.