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Mr. Ridley
asked the Minister of Health how many persons in receipt of workmen's compensation were, at the most recent date for which the figures are available, also in receipt of allowances from public assistance committees?
Mr. Elliot
I regret that the statistical records available in my Department do not enable the information to be given.
Mr. Ridley
asked the Minister of Health how many persons in the county of Derbyshire in receipt of workmen's compensation were, at the most recent date for which the figures are available, also in receipt of allowances from the county public assistance committee?
| Year (1st January). | Number of old age pensioners and widow pensioners in receipt of poor relief. | |||||||
| England. | Wales. | |||||||
| Old Age Pensioners.* | Widow Pensioners. | Old Age Pensioners.* | Widow Pensioners. | |||||
| 1924 | … | … | … | … | 34,821 | — | 3,365 | — |
| 1925 | … | … | … | … | 42,446 | — | 3,939 | — |
| 1926 | … | … | … | … | 52,551 | — | 4,950 | — |
| 1927 | … | … | … | … | 61,794 | — | 5,968 | — |
| 1928 | … | … | … | … | 65,957 | 14,251† | 6,190 | 1,927† |
| 1929 | … | … | … | … | 82,954 | 13,784 | 8,614 | 2,218 |
| 1930 | … | … | … | … | 91622 | 16,218 | 10,584 | 3,195 |
| 1931 | … | … | … | … | 117,885 | 39,805 | 13,372 | 5,535 |
| 1932 | … | … | … | … | 131,661 | 35,266 | 15,622 | 7,115 |
| 1933 | … | … | … | … | 145,794 | 39,867 | 17,387 | 7,499 |
| 1934 | … | … | … | … | 150,666 | 40,951 | 18,966 | 8,624 |
| 1935 | … | … | … | … | 165,551 | 43,603 | 19,892 | 8,930 |
| 1936 | … | … | … | … | 180,920 | 49,157 | 21,518 | 9,894 |
| 1937 | … | … | … | … | 191,694 | 51,089 | 23,207 | 10,748 |
| 1938 | … | … | … | … | 205,558 | 49,736 | 25,094 | 9,997 |
| * The numbers of old age pensioners shown for the years 1924 to 1928 relate to old age pensioners over 70 years of age. For later years the figures include old age pensioners between 65 and 70 years of age under the Contributory Pensions Acts. | ||||||||
| † Pensions to widows under the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act, 1925, became payable as from 5th January, 1926. Information as to the number of widow pensioners in receipt of poor relief was obtained for the first time in 1928. | ||||||||