Poor Relief to Able-Bodied Males
R_AB_MALE_PAUPER = (ABLEBODIED_AGESEX:men * 100.0) / WELFARE_POP:ab_males
| Data Role | Period Covered | Authority | Source | Details | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABLEBODIED_AGESEX:men | 1859 to 1870 | Poor_Law_Board_AR | Annual Report | Poor Law Board, Annual Report (HMSO) , | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| WELFARE_POP:ab_males | 1859 to 1870 | CEN | Census of Population | Census of Population | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| ABLEBODIED_AGESEX:men | 1871 to 1911 | LGB_AR | Annual Report | Local Government Board, Annual Report (HM Stationery Office) , | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
| WELFARE_POP:ab_males | 1871 to 1911 | CEN | Census of Population | Census of Population | Exact count provided by a government statistical office for this area |
This rate presents numbers of 'Able-Bodied' adult males receiving relief from
the Poor Law as a percentage of all males aged 15 to 64
(generally using data for the registration unit exactly matching the poor law unit,
but sometimes assembling data for lower-level registration units).
'Able-bodied' is controversial, but is generally understood as excluding those too old to work
or permanently disabled, but including those temporarily unwell.
These data show that relief to unemployed farm labourers was seen as legitimate,
especially in winter, but relief to unemployed factory workers was not.