Leith Parish : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 Sep 1895 1,479 Show data context
14 Jan 1896 1,519 Show data context
15 May 1896 1,582 Show data context
14 Sep 1896 1,570 Show data context
14 Jan 1897 1,657 Show data context
15 May 1897 1,643 Show data context
15 Jan 1898 1,606 Show data context
15 May 1898 1,572 Show data context
15 Sep 1898 1,603 Show data context
15 Jan 1899 1,631 Show data context
15 May 1899 1,554 Show data context
15 Sep 1899 1,565 Show data context
15 Jan 1900 1,669 Show data context
15 May 1900 1,647 Show data context
15 Sep 1900 1,631 Show data context
15 Jan 1901 1,782 Show data context
15 May 1901 1,759 Show data context
15 Sep 1901 1,754 Show data context
15 Jan 1902 1,885 Show data context
15 May 1902 1,886 Show data context
15 Sep 1902 1,873 Show data context
15 Jan 1903 1,967 Show data context
15 May 1903 1,907 Show data context
15 Sep 1903 1,844 Show data context
15 Jan 1904 1,974 Show data context
15 May 1904 1,952 Show data context
15 Sep 1904 1,930 Show data context
15 Jan 1905 1,957 Show data context
15 May 1905 1,949 Show data context
15 Sep 1905 1,864 Show data context
15 Jan 1906 1,941 Show data context
15 May 1906 1,751 Show data context
15 Sep 1906 1,816 Show data context
15 Jan 1907 1,918 Show data context
15 May 1907 1,868 Show data context
15 Sep 1907 1,795 Show data context
15 Jan 1908 1,932 Show data context
15 May 1908 1,918 Show data context
15 Sep 1908 1,959 Show data context
15 Jan 1909 2,051 Show data context
15 May 1909 2,072 Show data context
15 Sep 1909 1,995 Show data context
15 Jan 1910 2,085 Show data context
15 May 1910 1,949 Show data context
15 Sep 1910 2,013 Show data context
15 Jan 1911 1,889 Show data context
15 May 1911 1,904 Show data context
15 Sep 1911 1,972 Show data context
15 Jan 1912 1,730 Show data context
15 May 1912 1,984 Show data context
15 Sep 1912 1,980 Show data context
15 Jan 1913 1,994 Show data context
15 May 1913 1,882 Show data context
15 Sep 1913 1,918 Show data context
15 Jan 1914 1,979 Show data context
15 May 1914 1,953 Show data context
15 Sep 1914 2,198 Show data context
Date Source
1895 - 1914 Local Government Board for Scotland, Local Government Board for Scotland Annual Report (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, Leith 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/10285081/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 04th June 2026