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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Lambeth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lambeth Borough]
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(2) Number of Residents Registered as Unemployed at Monthly Dates in 1937.
| Date | Men | Women | Juveniles* | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25th January | 7,376 | 2,040 | — | 9,416 |
| 22nd February | 7,153 | 2,031 | — | 9,184 |
| 15th March | 6,881 | 1,862 | — | 8,743 |
| 19th April | 5,938 | 1,720 | — | 7,658 |
| 24th May | 5,945 | 1,777 | — | 7,722 |
| 21st June | 5,476 | 1,666 | — | 7,142 |
| 26th July | 5,519 | 1,765 | — | 7,284 |
| 23rd August | 5,657 | 1,816 | — | 7,473 |
| 13th September | 5,558 | 1,493 | — | 7,051 |
| 18th October | 6,315 | 1,829 | — | 8,144 |
| 15th November | 6,739 | 2,057 | — | 8,796 |
| 13th December | 6,703 | 2,010 | — | 8,713 |
* Not available.
The standard of nutrition of Lambeth children on entering the County Council Schools is of interest when read in conjunction with the unemployment figures in the preceding tables :—
| 1934—3,210 Children | 1935—3,388 Children | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | Average | Below Normal | Good | Average | Below Normal | |
| Children | 622 | 2,363 | 2 25 | 587 | 2,430 | 362 |
| Lambeth | 19.4% | 736% | 7.0% | 17.3% | 71.7% | 11.0% |
| London | 20.0% | 75.9% | 4-1% | 16.4% | 77.9% | 5.7% |
| 1936—3,123 Children | 1937—3,016 Children | |||||
| Good | Average | Below Normal | Good | Average | Below Normal | |
| Children | 441 | 2,371 | 305 | 482 | 2,227 | 297 |
| Lambeth | 14.1% | 75.9% | 10.0% | 16.0% | 73.8% | 10.2% |
| London | 15.1% | 78.6% | 6.3% | 15.3% | 78.5% | 6.2% |