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RELIEF—POOR LAW.
The Clerk of the West Ham Board of Guardians has kindly
given the following information:—
Amount of Poor Law outdoor relief granted to paupers resident
in the Borough of East Ham during the year ended
30th September, 1913, was £9,638.
RELIEF WORK.
Extract from Report of the Secretary to the Distress Committee:—
1,208 applications for employment were received from
October 7th, 1912, to April 30th, 1913, as compared with 1,253
during the Sessions 1910 to 1911.
Registration Statistics.
From 7th October, 1912, to 30th April, 1913.
Number of applications received 1208
(66 under 12 months' residence.)
„ persons affected (including 2443 children) 4501
„ cases investigated 1208
„ cases eligible (225 single men) 1141
„ men offered work 765
„ men employed 607
„ men who found work elsewhere 116
„ men who did not respond to notices for work 35
„ men suspended by Committee 7