Statistics of Pauperism in England and Wales.

Levy and Expenditure in the Years ended 25th March, 1850 and 1851.

Census of Paupers of the several classes who were in the receipt of relief on the 1st July, 1851, and 1st January, 1852, respectively.

Of these sums £227,171 was expended in medical relief in 1850, and £209,998 in 1851

er which term is included the salaries of the Medical Officers, medicines, &c.

Summary of the above, and of the corresponding Returns for the previous Year, exclusive of Vagrants.

Average number of Children who attended the several workhouse schools in England and Wales during the half-year ended at Lady-day,

Amount of workhouse Teachers' Salaries repaid to Board of Guardians out of the Parliamentary Grant (year ended Lady-day, 1852), £22,216: 6s.: 4d.

* In addition to this number, 1,651 children of both sexes attended the Union District Schools,

A TABLE

Showing the Estimated Population, the Amount of Money levied for Poor Rates and the Amount Expended for the Relief and Maintenance of the Poor i England and Wales, for the Years ended at Lady-day, 1834 to 1851, both in clusive; with the Rate per Head of the Amount levied and expended fo Relief to the Poor, on the Estimated Population, the Rate in the Pound Expenditure for Relief to the Poor on the Annual Value of Rateable Propert in 1847; and the Average Price of Wheat per Quarter in each Year.

11 7

7

42 1

5

5

51

6 0

1 1

6

51

1835 14,564,000 7,373,807 5,526,418 10
1836 14,758,000 6,354,538 4,717,630 8 7 6
1837 14,955,000 5,294,566 4,044,741 7 0
1838 15,155,000 5,186,389 4,123,604 6 10 5
1839 15,357,000 5,613,939 4,406,907 7 33 5 88
1840 15,562,000 6,014,605 4,576,965 7 8 5 10|
1841 15,770,000 6,351,828 4,760,929 8 0
1842 15,981,000 6,552,890 4,911,498 8 21 6
1843 16,194,000 7,085,595 5,208,027 8 9
1844 16,410,000 6,847,205 4,976,093 8 4
1845 16,629,000 6,791,006 5,039,703 8 2 6 08
1846 16,851,000 6,800,623 4,954,204 05 10
1847
17,076,000 6,964,825 5,298,787 8 2 6 2
1848 17,304,000 7,817,430 6,180,764 9 0 7 1
1849 17,534,000 7,674,146 5,792,963 9 6 6
1850) 17,765,000 7,270,493 5,395,022 216 1
1851 17,922,768 6,778,914 4,962,704 7 93 5

NOTE.-The Annual Value of Rateable Property for England and Wales in 1847 w £67,320,587.

* The average price of Wheat per quarter was obtained from the Comptroller of Corn Return + The year 1834 was the last parochial year prior to the passing of the Poor Law Amendme Act.

Number of persons who have been assisted to emigrate to the British colonies, by the application of union and parochial funds, during the years 1850 and 1851 :

5 1850, £ 9,234 16s. 11d.

Total expenditure for the above purpose 1851, £12,609 12s. 4d.

Public Vaccination in England and Wales.

Number of Persons vaccinated by the Public Vaccinators of 639 Unions during the Year ended 29th Sept. 1851

349,091

Number of such Persons who upon inspection proved to have

been successfully vaccinated

338,947

Number of Births in the same Unions during the Year

Total number of Public Vaccinations

Number and description of officers employed in 634 unions and parishes, and the amount of their fixed salaries.

592,347

3,178

The remuneration of collectors and treasurers is in most cases by a poundage or commission, and the amount, not being known, is excluded from these totals, which include the fixed salaries only.

+ In addition to rations, &c.