Show british pauperism the royal commission on poor laws lawa has haa turned up some very interesting facts one Is that since 1871 there has haa been a marked decrease in in england yet on the other hand the decrease la Is rapidly diminishing and from 1901 02 to 1905 06 there was a continuous increase lit in the ratio and no progress hus haa been mide made during the last ten years another notable fact Is that although since 1871 there has been a decrease in the number of paupers haupers pau pers there has been a remarkable increase in tho the cost of oc maintaining them the cost per head of maintenance that Is food clothing warming cleaning and lighting in london rose from 50 in 1868 1858 9 to 65 in 1898 9 and to 70 in tho the next five years fo for I 1 the whole country it was a little more than 35 in 1848 9 about 55 in and about GO CO in 1903 4 it Is a striking fact that while some of the infirmaries Infirm aries arles tit in or near london have cost from 1625 to 1885 a bed exclusive of site in other places the cost has ranged as low as a a bed yet every institution must satisfy the requirements of the local government board |