Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 2,395 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 2,304 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 2,439 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 2,390 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 2,406 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 2,430 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 2,511 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 2,484 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 2,648 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 2,588 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 2,714 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 2,533 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 2,764 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 2,486 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 2,587 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 2,650 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 2,725 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 2,618 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 2,899 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 2,817 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 2,863 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 2,843 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 2,965 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 2,592 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 2,679 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 2,531 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 2,515 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 2,358 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 2,251 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 2,234 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 2,116 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 2,066 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 2,050 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 2,027 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 2,080 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 1,964 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,989 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 1,924 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 2,143 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 2,161 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 2,211 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 2,130 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 2,178 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 2,052 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 2,114 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 1,972 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 1,857 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 1,793 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 1,751 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 1,740 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 1,743 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 1,722 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 1,656 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 1,618 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 1,671 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 1,565 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,529 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 1,459 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,441 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 1,417 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,417 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 1,376 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 1,438 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 1,353 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 1,439 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 1,404 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,431 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 1,427 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,439 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 1,454 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,514 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 1,477 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 1,513 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 1,439 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 1,460 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 1,377 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 1,318 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 1,386 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 1,324 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 1,290 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 1,221 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 1,260 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 1,189 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 1,190 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 1,069 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 1,179 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 1,064 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 1,104 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 1,002 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 1,124 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 1,047 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 1,117 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 1,043 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 1,057 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 1,052 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 1,121 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 1,031 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 1,054 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 978 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 993 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 812 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 683 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 1801 Crop Returns simply listed the acreage of a series of named crops. These data simply record computed totals of these acreages for each unit, and should not be treated as unit areas. This is true for parishes, and even more true for counties as many parishes are completely missing.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Bridgwater 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