Glamorgan Poor Law/Registration County : Work & Poverty Statistics

Created: 1851   Abolished: 1930

These simple graphs compare Glamorgan with national trends:

Time Series Period Covered Description
Poor Relief to Able-Bodied Males 1905 to 1911 This rate presents numbers of 'Able-Bodied' adult males receiving relief from the Poor Law as a per…
Outdoor Relief to Able-Bodied Males "in Health" 1905 to 1911 Although most people relieved by the poor law were old, sick or orphans, from 1884 onwards the stat…
Outdoor Poor Relief 1905 to 1919 This rate shows what percentage of all those getting relief from the Poor Law received "outdoor" re…
% of Population on Poor Relief 1905 to 1915 This rate presents the total number of men, women and children receiving relief as a percentage of …

We hold these detailed statistics for Glamorgan, which we graph and tabulate here:

Time Series Period Covered Variables (number of categories)
Able-bodied male paupers: reason for granting outdoor relief 1905 to 1919 Able-bodied male pauper categories: Sick & Other (2)
Able-bodied paupers by gender 1905 to 1919 Pauper categories: Men, Women & Children (3)
Able-bodied paupers by type of relief 1905 to 1919 Pauper categories: Indoor & Outdoor (3)
Total number of persons receiving welfare assistance 1905 to 1919 Total receiving welfare assistance (1)

Read more about how we hold statistics here.