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Show Foundation Notes Distribution of S.L. Welfare Payments A total of 11,977 persons, or approximately 3.18 per cent of the population in Salt Lake County received public assistance assist-ance during June, 1959. Statewide, State-wide, 3.15 per cent of the total population was on the public assistance rolls during the month. In June, 1950, 3.97 per cent of Salt Lake County's population was receiving public welfare, while in June, 1940, the percentage percent-age was 7.67 per cent. The welfare roll trend in the state has been generally declining declin-ing during recent years. In the depths of the great depression (June, 1935) nearly 20 per cent of Utah's population received public assistance. These were some of the facts included in the 1960 edition of Statistical Abstract of Government Govern-ment in Utah, just published by Utah Foundation, the private governmental research agency. More than 3,000 copies of this 65,000 page reference work have been sent to Foundation members, mem-bers, legislators, state and local officials, libraries, newspapers, research agencies, high schools and colleges. Among the agencies in this area which have received copies of this latest Utah Foundation publication are this newspaper, the Salt Lake County Public Library, Li-brary, Salt Lake County Library and the University of Utah Library. |
