Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XXX. Scotland. Statistics and other documents relating specially to Scotland.

  • Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905-09
Date:
1911
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Credit: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XXX. Scotland. Statistics and other documents relating specially to Scotland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    AGES AS STATED. Under 20 Years. 20 to 25 Years. 25 to 30 Years. 30 to 35 Years. 35 to 40 Years. 40 to 45 Years. 45 to 50 Years. 50 to 55 Years. 55 to 60 Years. 60 to 65 Years. 10 26 36 49 41 49 52 35 25 18 162 179 OCCUPATIONS AS STATED. Asphalter 1 Blacksmith - - . . . . . . i Boilermakers - - 4 Bricklayer - 1 Bleachfield Worker ------- i Butcher 1 Cleaner, &c. (Females) ------ 25 Cabinetmakers ------- 2 Carters - - - - - - - - - 10 Carrier ------ - _ ] Canal Boatman ------ , 1 Coal Carriers -------- 2 Cranemen - - - 3 Domestic Servant - . - - - - 1 Engineers - - - - - - - - 2 Electric Wire INIan ------- 1 Firemen - - - - 5 Do. (Ship) ------- 5 Farm Servants -----.-2 Gardener --- 1 Hammermen - - - - - - - -12 Hotel Waiter -------- 1 Hawkers (Females) - - - - . - 7 Holder-on - - - - - • - - l Iron Drillers 2 Iron Fitter i Iron Dressers ----- . . q Joiner Labourers (General) Do. (Quay) - Do. (Brickwork) Do. (Foundry) Do. (Ship Yard) 1 169 12 1 5 Labourers (Mouklers') ------ 1 Do. (Copi)ersmith) ----- 1 Do. (Masons') ------ x Do. (Pithead) ----- . 1 Leather Cutters - -- -- -.2 Mason i Moulders --------- 4 Machinemen - - - .... 3 Navvy 1 Pit Drawer - - 1 Porter - - - . . . . . i Packer - - - - 1 Painters - - - - - - - - .-2 Quarryman - -- -- -- - j Eivetters - -- 3 Kivet Heaters - 2 Red Leader ------- Slater i Sandwichmen 2 Steward --------- 1 Stableman i Seamen - - - - -.- - - - 2 Stoker - - 1 Ship's Platers - ------3 Ship's Caulker - 1 Template Maker ------- 1 Trimmer i Tailors 2 Tinsmith - - - - j Tube Workers -------- 2 Vanmen - --3 Waste Store Worker i Weaver - -- -- -- - SCOTCH BIRTHS. IS6 stated they were born in Glasgow Parish ; 42 in Govan Parish ; 6 each in Paisley and Edinburgh ; 4 each in Ayr and Coatbridge ; 3 each in Greenock, Perth, Pollokshaws, Kirkintilloch, Barrhead and Kilwinning ; 2 each in Dundee, Irvine, Aberdeen and Strathbungo ; and 1 each in South Queensferry, Leith, Oban, Kirkcaldy, Port- Glasgow, Morven, Maybole, Stirling, Dairy, Elvanfoot, Helensburgh, Airdrie, Yoker, Renton, Ibrox, Hamilton, Cambuslang, Dumbarton, Inverness, Elderslie, Kilmarnock, Dumfries, Carfin, Brechin, Carluke, Milngavie, Camp- beltown and Rothesay. Number of Pkesons Found by the Police on Steeets, Stairs, Closes, etc, AT One a.m. on 30th October, 1908. Ou Streets and Open Spaces. On Stairs, Closes, etc. Total. Men ^Vomen . - - - - . . Children (under 16) - 459 68 23 97 27 2 556 95 25 550 126 676