Able-bodied paupers by gender & age

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Year Indoor Outdoor Receiving both
01 Jul 1890 142 Show data context 915 Show data context 6 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 171 Show data context 1,033 Show data context 9 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 89 Show data context 1,052 Show data context 34 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 127 Show data context 992 Show data context 15 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 107 Show data context 1,094 Show data context 16 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 146 Show data context 1,189 Show data context 6 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 141 Show data context 1,211 Show data context 2 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 174 Show data context 1,233 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 162 Show data context 1,214 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 205 Show data context 1,236 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 179 Show data context 1,337 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 201 Show data context 1,564 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 212 Show data context 1,565 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 225 Show data context 1,605 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 196 Show data context 1,736 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 212 Show data context 1,813 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 221 Show data context 1,775 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 247 Show data context 1,854 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 231 Show data context 1,841 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 240 Show data context 1,804 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 236 Show data context 1,643 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 268 Show data context 1,695 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 255 Show data context 1,699 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 300 Show data context 1,863 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 269 Show data context 1,802 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 299 Show data context 1,822 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 311 Show data context 1,804 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 342 Show data context 1,820 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 320 Show data context 1,827 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 376 Show data context 1,877 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 336 Show data context 1,796 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 405 Show data context 1,782 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 352 Show data context 1,871 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 419 Show data context 1,905 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 395 Show data context 1,882 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 432 Show data context 2,004 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 417 Show data context 1,943 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 463 Show data context 2,001 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 472 Show data context 2,023 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 527 Show data context 2,038 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 535 Show data context 1,927 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 545 Show data context 1,660 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 515 Show data context 1,545 Show data context
Date: Source:
1890 - 1911 Local Government Board, Poor Law Returns to Parliament from 1871 onwards (HMSO) ,

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The exact meaning of the term 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is a matter of some controversy but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', but to include large numbers who were temporarily ill. The system's reports consistently divide those receiving relief into Men, Women and Children.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Grimsby RegD/PLU through time | Work & Poverty Statistics | Able-bodied paupers by gender & age, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 23rd June 2024