2.—Pauperism.
Ireland.
1870 |
Number of Paupers First weeks in January |
73,921 |
1873 |
Number of Paupers First weeks in January |
79,649. |
1878 |
Number of Paupers First weeks in January |
85,530 |
1879 |
Number of Paupers First weeks in January |
91,807 |
1880 |
Number of Paupers First weeks in January |
100,856 |
1881 |
Number of Paupers First weeks in January |
109,655 |
Scotland.
1870 |
14th May |
126,187 |
1873 |
14th May |
111,996 |
1878 |
14th May |
94,671 |
1879 |
14th May |
97,676 |
1880 |
14th May |
98,608 |
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England and Wales.
Year. |
Population. |
No. of Paupers January I. |
1850 |
17,773,324 |
920,543 |
1860 |
19,902,713 |
851,020 |
1870 |
22,457,366 |
1,079,391 |
1877 |
24,547,309 |
728,350 |
1878 |
24,854,397 |
742,703 |
1879 |
25,165,336 |
800,426 |
1880 |
25,480,161 |
837,940 |
1881 |
25,798,922 |
803,126 |
These tables also tell their own tale, we see:—
1. That while agriculture remains depressed, trade is reviving, the figures for 1880 and 1881 for England and Wales bringing the fact into strong relief; 2, that as while in 1870 this part of the kingdom had a million of paupers to support, in 1881 it has only 800,000, although the population has in the meantime increased 3,340,000, a marvellous proof of progress; 3, that we appear to be once more embarked on the rising wave of prosperity as a trading and manufacturing nation. Let us now turn to our criminal statistics.