Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XIX. Report by Mr. Cyril Jackson and Rev. J.C. Pringle on the effects of employment or assistance given to the "unemployed" since 1886 as a means of relieving distress outside the Poor Law.

  • Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress 1905-09
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1909
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Credit: Report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and Relief of Distress. : Appendix Volume XIX. Report by Mr. Cyril Jackson and Rev. J.C. Pringle on the effects of employment or assistance given to the "unemployed" since 1886 as a means of relieving distress outside the Poor Law. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PAGE 2. (d)—Table of London applicants in trade unions or friendly societies 54 [70\ This return of little value as totals from which figures are taken is unknown and figures sometimes include members who have run out of the societies - - 54 [70J Fluctuations in membership of unions make latter very important - - - - 55 [71\ The selected cases given by Central Body give an unreliable percentage of whole number 55 [y/j Some Stepney figures . . 55 172\ Some Poplar figures 56 [72\ In the provincial towns the question seldom asked ....... 55 [72'\ Eeturn of trade unionists on registers of 20 distress committees 57 [75], Return of benefit society men on registers of 13 committees 57 [73\ Desirable that enquiries should be made - - . 57-58 [73-74.\ 2. («)—Voters on unemployed registers in London 58 [74\ Great labour involved in getting lists of voters checked - - - - - - 58 [74\ Figures obtained from Hampstead 58 [7^]_ „ from Stepney 58 [74l Number of voters at Hollesley Bay, Colony 58 [74\ Mr. Beveridge's enquiry in INIarch, 1905 58 [74]. Eeturn of voters from various provincial boroughs 59 [75\ Apparently from a quarter to a third of the applicants are voters .... 60 [76^ Some opinions on the question of disfranchisement 60 [76'J 2 (/)—Poor Law relief—Alterations in Local Government Board regulations have made returns unreliable 60 [76}, Table of cases who had had Poor Law relief as given in report of London Central Body 61 [77]. Great variations shown in different districts 61 [77^ Out-relief in certain districts compared with the Ta1)le 61 [77] Comparison of the cases in Stepney in 1886, 1893 and 1906 62 [78\ The Stepney Borough Engineer's list in 1905 62 [75] Hackney papers examined 62 [75}, Fulham „ „ . ^ . - 62 [781 Woolwich Committee's return 62 [7S\ Suburban districts 62-63 [75-791. In the provinces Poor Law relief not so closely scanned 63 [7P]; Table of numbers who had Poor Law relief in various boroughs - - - 63-64 [79-801 The Local Government Board should be asked to get accurate returns from distress Committees 64 [80]j PART III. (a) i.—The Committee of 1903-4 and 1904-5 65 [SI}, The Unemployed Workmen Act (1905) 65 [5i], Number of distress committees, London 65 [5i}, „ ,, „ provinces 65 [811 Composition of distress committees - 65 [81 J. „ „ London Central Body 65 [81} Circular of Local Government Board (October 10th, 1905) 65 [5i| Number of applicants to distress committees registered (1905-6) - - - - 66 [83} Amount of funds raised voluntarily in London ....--.66 [82} Number of persons provided with work in London and the provinces - - - 66 [82} ii. —The Queen's Fund 66 [82J Amount raised ......-- -----67 [55J How distributed 67 [83} iii. —Distress committees, London 67 [80J Methods and amount of enquiry - 67-68 [83-84}i Difficulties of investigation by new and temporary committees - - - . 68 [84} (b) i.—London County Council 69 [8o}\ Relief works not undertaken .....-----69 [85} Number of ordinary employees in summer and winter in various years - - 69 [55| ^ Conference of representativ.es of local authorities (1902) .... 69-70 [55-56?Jj Relief work in co-operation with Mr. Long's Committees (1904-5) - - - 70 [86} „ distress committees (1905-6) ... - 70 [86^ Suggest'ons of tommitteo of conference (1902) i^-il [86-87