Gorbals Parish : Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance

Data cube chart.

Year Receiving welfare
14 May 1855 462 Show data context
14 May 1856 674 Show data context
14 May 1857 510 Show data context
14 May 1858 523 Show data context
14 May 1859 534 Show data context
14 May 1860 410 Show data context
14 May 1861 517 Show data context
14 May 1862 447 Show data context
14 May 1863 473 Show data context
14 May 1864 646 Show data context
14 May 1865 691 Show data context
14 May 1866 625 Show data context
14 May 1867 522 Show data context
14 May 1868 518 Show data context
14 May 1869 608 Show data context
14 May 1870 578 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


Total households, as defined by the relevant census.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Gorbals 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/12799548/cube/WELFARE_TOT

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026