Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

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Year Receiving welfare
01 Jan 1861 1,567 Show data context
01 Jul 1861 1,446 Show data context
01 Jan 1862 1,624 Show data context
01 Jul 1862 1,465 Show data context
01 Jan 1863 1,502 Show data context
01 Jul 1863 1,441 Show data context
01 Jan 1864 1,418 Show data context
01 Jul 1864 1,391 Show data context
01 Jan 1865 1,454 Show data context
01 Jul 1865 1,391 Show data context
01 Jan 1866 1,439 Show data context
01 Jul 1866 1,295 Show data context
01 Jan 1867 1,370 Show data context
01 Jul 1867 1,302 Show data context
01 Jan 1868 1,414 Show data context
01 Jul 1868 1,367 Show data context
01 Jan 1869 1,406 Show data context
01 Jul 1869 1,337 Show data context
01 Jan 1870 1,378 Show data context
01 Jul 1870 1,389 Show data context
01 Jan 1871 1,481 Show data context
01 Jul 1871 1,346 Show data context
01 Jan 1872 1,415 Show data context
01 Jul 1872 1,335 Show data context
01 Jan 1873 1,339 Show data context
01 Jul 1873 1,331 Show data context
01 Jan 1874 1,219 Show data context
01 Jul 1874 1,186 Show data context
01 Jan 1875 1,242 Show data context
01 Jul 1875 1,151 Show data context
01 Jan 1876 1,138 Show data context
01 Jul 1876 1,055 Show data context
01 Jan 1877 1,101 Show data context
01 Jul 1877 968 Show data context
01 Jan 1878 980 Show data context
01 Jul 1878 964 Show data context
01 Jan 1879 1,072 Show data context
01 Jul 1879 966 Show data context
01 Jan 1880 1,057 Show data context
01 Jul 1880 971 Show data context
01 Jan 1881 1,008 Show data context
01 Jul 1881 953 Show data context
01 Jan 1882 936 Show data context
01 Jul 1882 1,029 Show data context
01 Jan 1883 1,000 Show data context
01 Jul 1883 958 Show data context
01 Jan 1884 937 Show data context
01 Jul 1884 931 Show data context
01 Jan 1885 898 Show data context
01 Jul 1885 873 Show data context
01 Jan 1886 898 Show data context
01 Jul 1886 905 Show data context
01 Jan 1887 961 Show data context
01 Jul 1887 788 Show data context
01 Jan 1888 818 Show data context
01 Jul 1888 780 Show data context
01 Jan 1889 857 Show data context
01 Jul 1889 817 Show data context
01 Jan 1890 873 Show data context
01 Jul 1890 803 Show data context
01 Jan 1891 881 Show data context
01 Jul 1891 800 Show data context
01 Jan 1892 896 Show data context
01 Jul 1892 779 Show data context
01 Jan 1893 785 Show data context
01 Jul 1893 783 Show data context
01 Jan 1894 801 Show data context
01 Jul 1894 768 Show data context
01 Jan 1895 858 Show data context
01 Jul 1895 828 Show data context
01 Jan 1896 890 Show data context
01 Jul 1896 826 Show data context
01 Jan 1897 930 Show data context
01 Jul 1897 811 Show data context
01 Jan 1898 822 Show data context
01 Jul 1898 812 Show data context
01 Jan 1899 875 Show data context
01 Jul 1899 832 Show data context
01 Jan 1900 858 Show data context
01 Jul 1900 796 Show data context
01 Jan 1901 708 Show data context
01 Jul 1901 738 Show data context
01 Jan 1902 747 Show data context
01 Jul 1902 763 Show data context
01 Jan 1903 751 Show data context
01 Jul 1903 716 Show data context
01 Jan 1904 722 Show data context
01 Jul 1904 727 Show data context
01 Jan 1905 663 Show data context
01 Jul 1905 720 Show data context
01 Jan 1906 655 Show data context
01 Jul 1906 688 Show data context
01 Jan 1907 633 Show data context
01 Jul 1907 655 Show data context
01 Jan 1908 625 Show data context
01 Jul 1908 659 Show data context
01 Jan 1909 614 Show data context
01 Jul 1909 662 Show data context
01 Jan 1910 589 Show data context
01 Jul 1910 604 Show data context
01 Jan 1911 473 Show data context
01 Jul 1911 529 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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Number of persons leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951, whether they stayed at school to age 15. education' data. In 2001, whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Wells 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/10029600/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 05th November 2024