Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,371 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,427 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,465 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,400 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,639 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,358 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,395 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,343 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,443 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,286 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,409 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,304 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,493 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,368 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,661 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,433 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,536 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,436 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,547 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,490 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,533 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,395 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,338 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,150 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,087 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 867 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 915 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 850 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 916 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 845 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 871 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 838 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 924 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 905 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 900 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 972 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,046 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 1,007 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 1,034 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 1,001 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,080 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 1,103 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 1,053 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 1,114 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,119 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 1,032 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1,138 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 1,147 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,094 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1,006 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,093 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 1,127 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,256 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 1,071 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,196 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,115 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,135 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,043 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,043 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 1,039 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,054 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 927 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 1,024 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 983 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 1,045 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 990 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,503 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 1,091 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,173 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 1,093 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,142 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 1,114 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,213 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,164 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,204 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,170 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,239 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 1,151 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,234 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 1,220 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 1,167 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,199 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 1,179 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,295 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,237 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,314 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1,251 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,338 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 1,390 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,467 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 1,424 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,535 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,533 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 1,639 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,523 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 1,522 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,468 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,510 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 1,375 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 1,491 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 1,023 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 1,090 Show data context
Date: Source:
1861 - 1870 Poor Law Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament pre 1871 (HMSO) ,
1871 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The only information provided by the first three censuses was a three-way categorisation of families. In 1831, this more detailed categorisation was published, although it was limited to males aged 20 and over (although numbers of male servants under 20, and of female servants, were also listed). These are the most detailed parish-level occupational data ever published by the census. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Kettering RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 05th November 2024