Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance
| Year | Receiving welfare |
|---|---|
| 01 Jan 1861 |
2,540
|
| 01 Jul 1861 |
2,559
|
| 01 Jan 1862 |
2,501
|
| 01 Jul 1862 |
2,440
|
| 01 Jan 1863 |
2,424
|
| 01 Jul 1863 |
2,494
|
| 01 Jan 1864 |
2,407
|
| 01 Jul 1864 |
2,444
|
| 01 Jan 1865 |
2,352
|
| 01 Jul 1865 |
2,256
|
| 01 Jan 1866 |
2,302
|
| 01 Jul 1866 |
2,266
|
| 01 Jan 1867 |
2,288
|
| 01 Jul 1867 |
2,403
|
| 01 Jan 1868 |
2,405
|
| 01 Jul 1868 |
2,364
|
| 01 Jan 1869 |
2,409
|
| 01 Jul 1869 |
2,384
|
| 01 Jan 1870 |
2,395
|
| 01 Jul 1870 |
2,324
|
| 01 Jan 1871 |
2,396
|
| 01 Jul 1871 |
2,413
|
| 01 Jan 1872 |
2,344
|
| 01 Jul 1872 |
2,343
|
| 01 Jan 1873 |
2,256
|
| 01 Jul 1873 |
2,189
|
| 01 Jan 1874 |
2,214
|
| 01 Jul 1874 |
2,230
|
| 01 Jan 1875 |
2,194
|
| 01 Jul 1875 |
2,080
|
| 01 Jan 1876 |
1,984
|
| 01 Jul 1876 |
1,903
|
| 01 Jan 1877 |
1,946
|
| 01 Jul 1877 |
1,831
|
| 01 Jan 1878 |
1,858
|
| 01 Jul 1878 |
1,802
|
| 01 Jan 1879 |
1,845
|
| 01 Jul 1879 |
1,898
|
| 01 Jan 1880 |
2,010
|
| 01 Jul 1880 |
2,031
|
| 01 Jan 1881 |
2,094
|
| 01 Jul 1881 |
2,053
|
| 01 Jan 1882 |
2,186
|
| 01 Jul 1882 |
2,194
|
| 01 Jan 1883 |
2,186
|
| 01 Jul 1883 |
2,172
|
| 01 Jan 1884 |
2,239
|
| 01 Jul 1884 |
2,307
|
| 01 Jan 1885 |
2,261
|
| 01 Jul 1885 |
2,239
|
| 01 Jan 1886 |
2,276
|
| 01 Jul 1886 |
2,307
|
| 01 Jan 1887 |
2,334
|
| 01 Jul 1887 |
2,311
|
| 01 Jan 1888 |
2,423
|
| 01 Jul 1888 |
2,406
|
| 01 Jan 1889 |
2,357
|
| 01 Jul 1889 |
2,290
|
| 01 Jan 1890 |
2,362
|
| 01 Jul 1890 |
2,268
|
| 01 Jan 1891 |
2,237
|
| 01 Jul 1891 |
2,199
|
| 01 Jan 1892 |
2,111
|
| 01 Jul 1892 |
2,197
|
| 01 Jan 1893 |
2,202
|
| 01 Jul 1893 |
2,135
|
| 01 Jan 1894 |
2,129
|
| 01 Jul 1894 |
2,151
|
| 01 Jan 1895 |
2,076
|
| 01 Jul 1895 |
2,102
|
| 01 Jan 1896 |
2,039
|
| 01 Jul 1896 |
1,746
|
| 01 Jan 1897 |
1,836
|
| 01 Jul 1897 |
1,838
|
| 01 Jan 1898 |
1,765
|
| 01 Jul 1898 |
1,725
|
| 01 Jan 1899 |
1,742
|
| 01 Jul 1899 |
1,682
|
| 01 Jan 1900 |
1,641
|
| 01 Jul 1900 |
1,550
|
| 01 Jan 1901 |
1,507
|
| 01 Jul 1901 |
1,590
|
| 01 Jan 1902 |
1,616
|
| 01 Jul 1902 |
1,517
|
| 01 Jan 1903 |
1,590
|
| 01 Jul 1903 |
1,670
|
| 01 Jan 1904 |
1,627
|
| 01 Jul 1904 |
1,680
|
| 01 Jan 1905 |
1,596
|
| 01 Jul 1905 |
1,663
|
| 01 Jan 1906 |
1,597
|
| 01 Jul 1906 |
1,663
|
| 01 Jan 1907 |
1,665
|
| 01 Jul 1907 |
1,741
|
| 01 Jan 1908 |
1,759
|
| 01 Jul 1908 |
1,855
|
| 01 Jan 1909 |
1,739
|
| 01 Jul 1909 |
1,818
|
| 01 Jan 1910 |
1,629
|
| 01 Jul 1910 |
1,734
|
| 01 Jan 1911 |
1,672
|
| 01 Jul 1911 |
1,547
|
| 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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