§ Mrs. Chalkerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what were the numbers of men and women, respectively, brought before the magistrates for sleeping rough under the Vagrancy Act 1824 and 1935, for each year since 1945 to the latest date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alexander W. LyonThe information is as follows:
PERSONS PROCEEDED AGAINST FOR THE OFFENCE OF SLEEPING OUT (SECTION 4 (IN PART) OF THE VAGRANCY ACT 1824 AS AMENDED BY THE VAGRANCY ACT 1935) ENGLAND AND WALES 1945 TO 1973 Males Females 1945 387 410 1946 464 298 1947 717 330 1948 1,007 354 1949 904 265 1950 904 242 1951 816 266 1952 874 271 1953 671 214 1954 578 141 1955 492 118 1956 513 122 1957 608 116 1958 701 134 1959 603 113 1960 574 80 1961 845 105 1962 870 100 1963 672 96 1964 522 63 1965 693 64 1966 904 78 1967 662 64 1968 498 42 1969 330 44 1970 356 38 1971 353 48 1972 344 29 1973 377 23