Special committee on the homeless poor : Evidence taken January 30, 1891.

  • Allen, J. H.
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1891
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    ZVL.AQ (P-) 1891 LSHTM 00 1316890 SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE HOMELESS POOB. EVIDENCE TAKEN JANUARY 30, 1891. Present—Mr. J. H. ALLEN, in the Chair. Mr. E. A. Valpy. Rev. E. C. Hawkins. Eev. W. H. Hunt. Mr. E. Barnard. Mr. W. E. Franks. „ A. J. Maddison. „ H. 0. Bourne. „ H. Stapylton. Miss TiLLAED. „ A. Dunn Gardner. Mr. SIMMONS. {Uxamined by Mr. J. H. Allen, Chairman.) \. You are an inspector of casual wards under the Local Government Board ?—I am superintendent of the visiting officers of casual wards. 2. Have you been long in the office ?—Yes. 3. How long 1—Ten years. 4. I understand that your duty is to visit—to tell the inspectors under your charge to visit and make reports to the Local Government Board. Is that so ?—Yes. 4a. Is there any other duty^—I inspect all casual wards. 5. In the report that you make do you give the numbers of persons that are in casual wards every night, every week, or every month 1—I make a report every day of the number in each casual ward the night previous. 6. Is that report sent in every day ?—No, once a week. I have reports from the officers weekly and send in my report weekly. 7. Of course, I may tell you that in an inquiry like this it is very important for us to know what is the number of homeless people in London. Will your report give the number of those in casual wards, or does it include only habitual vagrants 1—Yes, they are all included. There is no distinction made. 8. Your report will not give us information as to habitual tramps 1— I should not like to say ; I put them down myself at about 250 in all the London casual wards. 9. That is thorough habituals who live in them continuously 1—If we miss a man, we expect he has gone to prison. 10. Mr. Bourne : That is in Metropolitan casual wards. D Pamphlet Collection