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Sickness and Invalidity.
There was no unusual or excessive sickness or invalidity during
the year which calls for any special comment in this report.
Unemployment.
Although parts of the Borough are inhabited by persons in
good financial circumstances there is a considerable working-class
population in the area. The information appearing in the following
tables indicates the extent of unemployment among Camberwell
residents and I am indebted to the Manager of the local Ministry of
Labour Exchange for furnishing these particulars.
Men. Boys. Women. Girls. Total.
October 4,439 136 1,600 66 6,241
November 4,613 81 1,686 38 6,418
December 4,396 49 1,614 48 6,107
Average for quarter 4,482 89 1,633 51 6,255
The number of unemployed persons stated as a percentage of
the insured population in the Borough equalled 8.4.
I am also indebted to the Local Public Assistance Officer for
information that the number of persons in receipt of domiciliary
relief in the Borough averaged 6,038 weekly throughout the year
as compared with 6,183 in 1934.
Population.
The population of the Borough as ascertained at the census in
1931 was 251,294 persons. The Registrar-General's estimate of the
population for 1935 (middle of the year) was 234,400, and this
figure has been taken for the purpose of providing statistical
information in this Report.
The following table compares the population of the different
wards calculated from this estimated figure with the ward census
enumeration.