Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance
| Year | Receiving welfare |
|---|---|
| 14 May 1855 |
9,573
|
| 14 May 1856 |
9,479
|
| 14 May 1857 |
9,320
|
| 14 May 1858 |
8,294
|
| 14 May 1859 |
8,487
|
| 14 May 1860 |
8,802
|
| 14 May 1861 |
8,789
|
| 14 May 1862 |
9,314
|
| 14 May 1863 |
9,165
|
| 14 May 1864 |
9,717
|
| 14 May 1865 |
9,363
|
| 14 May 1866 |
9,942
|
| 14 May 1867 |
10,184
|
| 14 May 1868 |
11,246
|
| 14 May 1869 |
12,457
|
| 14 May 1870 |
12,377
|
| 14 May 1871 |
11,328
|
| 14 May 1872 |
10,541
|
| 14 May 1873 |
8,774
|
| 14 May 1874 |
8,326
|
| 14 May 1875 |
7,988
|
| 14 May 1876 |
7,637
|
| 14 May 1877 |
7,920
|
| 14 May 1878 |
8,505
|
| 14 May 1879 |
8,168
|
| 14 May 1880 |
8,153
|
| 14 May 1881 |
8,337
|
| 14 May 1882 |
8,295
|
| 14 May 1883 |
8,112
|
| 14 May 1884 |
7,993
|
| 14 May 1885 |
8,049
|
| 14 May 1886 |
8,938
|
| 14 May 1887 |
9,476
|
| 14 May 1888 |
9,182
|
| 14 May 1889 |
8,811
|
| 14 Sep 1889 |
5,304
|
| 14 Jan 1890 |
5,381
|
| 14 May 1890 |
5,213
|
| 14 Sep 1890 |
5,259
|
| 14 Jan 1891 |
5,320
|
| 14 May 1891 |
5,180
|
| 14 Sep 1891 |
5,412
|
| 14 Jan 1892 |
5,464
|
| 14 May 1892 |
5,349
|
| 14 Sep 1892 |
5,469
|
| 14 Jan 1893 |
5,533
|
| 14 May 1893 |
5,410
|
| 14 Sep 1893 |
5,482
|
| 14 Jan 1894 |
6,020
|
| 14 May 1894 |
5,676
|
| 14 Sep 1894 |
5,761
|
| 14 Jan 1895 |
5,890
|
| 14 May 1895 |
5,765
|
| 14 Sep 1895 |
5,845
|
| 14 Jan 1896 |
6,037
|
| 15 May 1896 |
5,870
|
| 14 Sep 1896 |
5,889
|
| 14 Jan 1897 |
6,179
|
| 15 May 1897 |
5,952
|
| 15 Jan 1898 |
6,135
|
| 15 May 1898 |
6,036
|
| 15 Sep 1898 |
6,100
|
| 15 Jan 1899 |
6,324
|
| 15 May 1899 |
6,013
|
| 15 Sep 1899 |
5,923
|
| 15 Jan 1900 |
6,062
|
| 15 May 1900 |
5,870
|
| 15 Sep 1900 |
5,848
|
| 15 Jan 1901 |
6,103
|
| 15 May 1901 |
5,956
|
| 15 Sep 1901 |
5,947
|
| 15 Jan 1902 |
6,237
|
| 15 May 1902 |
6,127
|
| 15 Sep 1902 |
6,048
|
| 15 Jan 1903 |
6,346
|
| 15 May 1903 |
6,155
|
| 15 Sep 1903 |
6,162
|
| 15 Jan 1904 |
6,504
|
| 15 May 1904 |
6,208
|
| 15 Sep 1904 |
6,264
|
| 15 Jan 1905 |
6,417
|
| 15 May 1905 |
6,254
|
| 15 Sep 1905 |
6,227
|
| 15 Jan 1906 |
6,493
|
| 15 May 1906 |
6,184
|
| 15 Sep 1906 |
5,880
|
| 15 Jan 1907 |
6,011
|
| 15 May 1907 |
5,719
|
| 15 Sep 1907 |
5,597
|
| 15 Jan 1908 |
5,905
|
| 15 May 1908 |
5,787
|
| 15 Sep 1908 |
5,806
|
| 15 Jan 1909 |
6,007
|
| 15 May 1909 |
5,778
|
| 15 Sep 1909 |
5,788
|
| 15 Jan 1910 |
5,949
|
| 15 May 1910 |
5,955
|
| 15 Sep 1910 |
5,803
|
| 15 Jan 1911 |
5,524
|
| 15 May 1911 |
5,627
|
| 15 Sep 1911 |
5,616
|
| 15 Jan 1912 |
5,663
|
| 15 May 1912 |
5,525
|
| 15 Sep 1912 |
5,455
|
| 15 Jan 1913 |
5,451
|
| 15 May 1913 |
5,118
|
| 15 Sep 1913 |
5,038
|
| 15 Jan 1914 |
5,203
|
| 15 May 1914 |
5,054
|
| 15 Sep 1914 |
5,082
|
| Date | Source |
|---|---|
| 1855 - 1894 | Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor, Annual Report of the Board of Supervision for the Relief of the Poor and of Public Health in Scotland. (H.M.S.O.) , |
| 1895 - 1914 | Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (H.M.S.O.) , |
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The exact meaning of 'able-bodied', as used in the Poor Law system, is controversial, but is generally understood to exclude the aged and infirm, and 'lunatics', but to include large numbers who were temporarily ill. The reports consistently divide the able-bodied into those receiving indoor relief, those on outdoor relief and, in earlier years, those receiving both.