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LONDON'S POOR.
DISQUIETING STATISTICS
London, Dec. 28
The number of poor receiving relief in London totals 102,887—72,894 in workhouses and ,29,993 by outdoor relief.' - ! •
The figures show a reduction of 7405; as compared with 1912, but inviexr of the period of unequalled prosperity the diminution is considered disappointing and disquieting.
The proportion per thousand receiving relief is as follows: —Poplar, .43; Bermondsey,- 38; Saint Giles, 39 ; Stepney, 32; Whitechapel, 24; Islington, 27.
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Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13896, 31 December 1913, Page 5
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72LONDON'S POOR. Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13896, 31 December 1913, Page 5
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