Canongate Parish : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 May 1855 333 Show data context
14 May 1856 490 Show data context
14 May 1857 598 Show data context
14 May 1858 606 Show data context
14 May 1859 467 Show data context
14 May 1860 311 Show data context
14 May 1861 292 Show data context
14 May 1862 372 Show data context
14 May 1863 369 Show data context
14 May 1864 468 Show data context
14 May 1865 431 Show data context
14 May 1866 438 Show data context
14 May 1867 436 Show data context
14 May 1868 440 Show data context
14 May 1869 627 Show data context
14 May 1870 520 Show data context
Date Source
1855 - 1870 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.) ,

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nCube definition


The total number of persons receiving non-contributory welfare assistance. These data are generally from administrative sources, including both the 19th century Poor Law system and modern Income Support.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Canongate Parish 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/10285028/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026