Orkney County : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 May 1855 1,113 Show data context
14 May 1856 1,150 Show data context
14 May 1857 1,137 Show data context
14 May 1858 1,114 Show data context
14 May 1859 1,019 Show data context
14 May 1860 1,074 Show data context
14 May 1861 1,144 Show data context
14 May 1862 1,025 Show data context
14 May 1863 1,030 Show data context
14 May 1864 1,114 Show data context
14 May 1865 1,215 Show data context
14 May 1866 1,250 Show data context
14 May 1867 1,270 Show data context
14 May 1868 1,266 Show data context
14 May 1869 1,258 Show data context
14 May 1870 1,220 Show data context
14 May 1871 1,185 Show data context
14 May 1872 1,172 Show data context
14 May 1873 1,154 Show data context
14 May 1874 1,135 Show data context
14 May 1875 1,127 Show data context
14 May 1876 1,080 Show data context
14 May 1877 1,075 Show data context
14 May 1878 1,129 Show data context
14 May 1879 1,064 Show data context
14 May 1880 1,079 Show data context
14 May 1881 1,094 Show data context
14 May 1882 1,079 Show data context
14 May 1883 1,061 Show data context
14 May 1884 1,054 Show data context
14 May 1885 1,015 Show data context
14 May 1886 1,019 Show data context
14 May 1887 998 Show data context
14 May 1888 995 Show data context
14 May 1889 995 Show data context
14 Sep 1889 876 Show data context
14 Jan 1890 887 Show data context
14 May 1890 868 Show data context
14 Sep 1890 858 Show data context
14 Jan 1891 831 Show data context
14 May 1891 843 Show data context
14 Sep 1891 819 Show data context
14 Jan 1892 856 Show data context
14 May 1892 853 Show data context
14 Sep 1892 827 Show data context
14 Jan 1893 850 Show data context
14 May 1893 833 Show data context
14 Sep 1893 832 Show data context
14 Jan 1894 850 Show data context
14 May 1894 847 Show data context
14 Sep 1894 846 Show data context
14 Jan 1895 890 Show data context
14 May 1895 907 Show data context
14 Sep 1895 922 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 915 Show data context
15 May 1896 896 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 870 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 862 Show data context
15 May 1897 859 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 872 Show data context
15 May 1898 858 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 860 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 873 Show data context
15 May 1899 876 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 871 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 886 Show data context
15 May 1900 843 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 828 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 811 Show data context
15 May 1901 834 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 850 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 852 Show data context
15 May 1902 838 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 825 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 812 Show data context
15 May 1903 804 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 815 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 840 Show data context
15 May 1904 824 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 816 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 815 Show data context
15 May 1905 825 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 811 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 803 Show data context
15 May 1906 793 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 799 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 790 Show data context
15 May 1907 820 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 793 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 775 Show data context
15 May 1908 781 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 751 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 740 Show data context
15 May 1909 753 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 758 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 740 Show data context
15 May 1910 760 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 729 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 647 Show data context
15 May 1911 624 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 621 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 674 Show data context
15 May 1912 622 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 575 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 609 Show data context
15 May 1913 592 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 588 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 595 Show data context
15 May 1914 613 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 581 Show data context
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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nCube definition


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Orkney County through time | Historical Statistics on Work & Poverty | Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10170096/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 02nd June 2026