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Poor Law Relief (Plymouth)

Volume 237: debated on Friday 11 April 1930

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asked the Minister of Health the number of persons in receipt of parish relief in the parishes of Devonport, Plymouth, and Stonehouse, respectively, specifying the various categories, for the month of March, 1930?

The following statement shows the number of persons in receipt of Poor Law relief in the parishes of Devonport, Plymouth and East Stonehouse on the last Saturday in March, 1930.

Parish.Number of persons in receipt of—Total.
Institutional Relief (including casuals but excluding lunatics in County and Borough asylums).Domiciliary Relief (excluding persons in receipt of domiciliary medical relief only).
Devonport2451,8852,130
Plymouth6302,9543,584
East Stonebouse67466533