Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 729 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 606 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 776 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 658 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 693 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 691 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 740 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 669 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 837 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 657 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 712 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 657 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 758 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 673 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 700 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 611 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 667 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 662 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 775 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 737 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 923 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 762 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 944 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 893 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 890 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 855 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 872 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 831 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 920 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 880 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 904 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 843 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 891 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 826 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 829 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 802 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 850 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 728 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 800 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 708 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 739 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 693 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 811 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 758 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 842 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 803 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 921 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 737 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 854 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 801 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 888 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 797 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 881 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 839 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 932 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 913 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 1,028 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 923 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 1,021 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 945 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 1,081 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 998 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 1,025 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 970 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 1,070 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 968 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 1,105 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 978 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 1,115 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 951 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 1,101 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 860 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 896 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 818 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 887 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 785 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 831 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 686 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 759 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 691 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 633 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 687 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 679 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 724 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 669 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 683 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 630 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 706 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 731 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 754 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 734 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 774 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 776 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 810 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 841 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 817 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 879 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 877 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 798 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 747 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 707 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 557 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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nCube definition


Cause of Death as reported by the Registrar General's Quarterly Returns, 1871-1911. These reports used a greatly simplified cause of death classification, mainly focused on epidemic diseases of childhood, and provided no breakdown of causes of death by gender or age. Note that the detailed classification changed between 1901 and 1911: in 1911, Cholera was not listed, 'Fever' was replaced by the more specific 'Enteric or Typhoid Fever', and 'Diarrhoea' was replaced by 'Diarrhoea and Enteritis', specifical...


ly for deaths under 2 years.


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

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10139132/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 06th November 2024