Isles of Scilly Poor Law Union/Registration District (RegD/PLU) : Work & Poverty Statistics

Created: 1837   Abolished: 1930

These simple graphs compare Isles of Scilly with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Poor Relief to Able-Bodied Males 1871 to 1901 This rate presents numbers of 'Able-Bodied' adult males receiving relief from the Poor Law as a per…
Outdoor Relief to Able-Bodied Males "in Health" 1884 to 1901 Although most people relieved by the poor law were old, sick or orphans, from 1884 onwards the stat…
% of Population on Poor Relief 1871 to 1900 This rate presents the total number of men, women and children receiving relief as a percentage of …

We hold these detailed statistics for Isles of Scilly, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Able-bodied male paupers: reason for granting outdoor relief 1884 to 1911 Able-bodied male pauper categories: Sick & Other (2)
Able-bodied paupers by gender 1861 to 1911 Pauper categories: Men, Women & Children (3)
Able-bodied paupers by type of relief 1861 to 1911 Pauper categories: Indoor & Outdoor (3)
Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance 1861 to 1911 Total receiving welfare assistance (1)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.