Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XII. Memoranda by individual commissioners on various subjects.
- Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905-09
- Date:
- 1910
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Credit: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XII. Memoranda by individual commissioners on various subjects. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Geographical Counties and P. L. Unions. SUSSEX. Pop. (1901) 605,202 UNIONS. Hastings Eastbourne .. Brighton Steyning East Preston Chichester ... 5 /Rye ... — Battle g ) Cuckfield ^ Lewes Newhaven ... West Hampnett Hailsham Ticehurst Uckfield ,.. East Grinstead Horsham Pet worth Thakeham ... Mid hurst ... Westbourne Registration County Pop. (1901). Paupers Jan. 1, 1907, Less Lunatics and Vagrants. In. 65,556 486 1,216 51,132 318 672 102,320 1,717 1,904 ou, / y / 1 AO*} 38,918 250 862 12,244 92 209 11,057 195 395 23,937 147 248 26,075 279 529 23,457 291 410 12,132 93 72 20,108 87 675 15,728 122 386 16,297 114 445 23,606 169 397 18,001 150 408 28,162 169 527 8,529 71 223 7,302 63 161 13,612 104 18S 6,815 65 176 605,785 Out County Boroughs. SURREY. Pop. (1901) 675,774 UNIONS. 5 / Epsom < J Croydon ... » ^ Kingston Richmond Chertsey « I Guildford 5 J Farnham Dorking Reigate ^ VGodstone Kural—Hambledon .. Registration County Paupers, Jan. 1, 1907 Less Pop. Lunatics (1901). and Vagrants. In. Out 62,021 537 609 194,429 1,197 2,753 137,716 1,126 1,968 488 49,493 520 40,597 264 661 62,122 500 706 62,458 620 535 17,449 120 202 42,740 311 429 27,864 239 466 21/660 176 254 718,549 KENT. Pop. (1901) 935,855 UNIONS. (Bromley Dartford Gravesend & Milton Modway Tonbridge ... ... Canterbury Sheppey IsleofThanet Dover Elham ' Strood Mailing Sevenoaks Maidstone West Ashford Blean Faversham Milton \ Eastry Hoo Hollingbourn Cranbrook g ^ Tenterden ... East Ashford Biidge Romney Marsh Registration County Paupers, Jan. 1, 1907, Less Pop. Lunatics (1901). and Vac/rants. In. Out 85,739 622 1,286 96,051 720 2,293 27,196 326 372 97,400 810 1,112 66,803 464 1,380 19,804 253 318 22,275 168 362 68,461 752 830 48,942 580 636 52.134 433 737 40,336 339 638 28,295 239 625 30,790 363 583 49,086 430 671 20,559 119 288 24,548 173 290 26,422 286 351 28,190 405 316 31,533 329 275 4,262 45 105 12,546 140 161 12,944 129 298 8,766 113 115 13,112 102 298 12,384 102 229 6,566 71 167 935,144 Brighton Hastings Adminis. County of Sussex* Pop. 123,478 65,528 189,006 413,249 602,255 Unions concerned. Brighten (all), Steyning (part), Hastings (part), Battle(part) Transfer of Poor Law Adminis, tralion to County Authoritie ivoidd involve 3 readjustments * Sussex is divided into 2 Admin- istrative areas, East and West. If these are maintained, further readjustments will be necessary. Croydon .., Adminis. County oi Surrey. Pop. 133,895 519,654 653,549 Unions concerned. Croydon (part) Transfer of Poor Law Adminis- tration to County Authorities would involve 4 readjustments. Canterbury Adminis. County of Kent. Pop. 24,899 936,240 961,139 Unions concerned. Canterbury (all) Blean (part) Bridge(part) Transfer of Poor Law Adminis- tration to County Authorities would involve 2 readjustments. Administrative County. Sussex. Pop. (1901) 413,249 UNIONS INCLUDED. All as shown in first column except Brighton and parts of Hastings and Steyning which are in the County Boroughs, and the part of Tice- hurst which is in Kent. Top. Surrey. (1901) 519,654 UNIONS INCLUDED. All as shown in first column except the parts of Croydon which are in the County Borough and in Kent; and Kingston, partly in Middlesex Farnham, partly in Hants. Divisions of Administrative County. 22 Urban Districts. Pop. 210,176 Including Boroughs : Pop. Eastbourne 42,341 Hove 36,535 Lewes ... 11,249 Rye 3,900 Arundel ... 2,739 Chichaster ... 12,244 Worthing ... 20,015 * 130,026 Kent. Pop. (1901) 936,240 UNIONS INCLUDED. All as shown in first column except Canter- bury and parts of Blean and Bridge which are in the County Borough. Largest U. D. Eastbourne .., Smallest U. D.- Cuckfield Average U. D. Pop. 43,344 1,813 9,553 21 Rural Districts. Pop. 203,073 Largest R. D.— Pop. Uckfield ... 20,711 Smallest R. D.— Hastings ... 1,952 Average R.D. ... 9,670 413,249 24 Urban Districts. Pop. 330,363 Including the following Municipal Boroughs: Pop. Godalming ... 8,748 Guildford ... 15,938 Kingston-upon- Thames ... 34,875 Reigate ... 25,993 Richmond ... 31,672 116,726 Largest U.D.— Pop. Wimbledon ... 41,652 Small* st U. D— Ham 1,46'J Average U. D. 13,765 10 Rural Districts. Pop. 189,291 Largest R.D.— Pop. Croydon ... 38,069 Smallest R. D.— Dorking ... 9,779 Average R. D. ] 8,929 519,654 40 Urban Districts. Pop. 633,334 Including Boroughs : Pop. Chatham ... 37,057 Deal 10,581 Dover 41,794 Faversham ... 11,290 Folkestone ... 30,650 Gravesend ... 27,196 Hythe ... 5,557 Lydd 2,675 Maidstone ... 33,516 Margate ...23,118 New Romney 1,328 Queenborough 1,544 Ramsgate ... 27,733 Rochester ... 30,590 Sandwich ... 3,170 Tenterden ... 3,243 Tunbridge Wells .. 33,373 324,415 - Pop. .. 42,530 1,328 15,833 Largest U. D.— Gillingham .. Smallest U.D.- New Romney Average U.D. 24 Rural Districts. Pop. 302,906 Largest R. D.— Pop. Dartford ... 39,193 Smallest R. D.— Med way ... 230 Average R. D. 12,621 936,240](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24399735_0478.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
