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and reliable figures appear to be available. The
borough is not a unit for unemployment insurance
purposes, and consequently there are no very reliable
statistics as to the actual prevalence of unemployment
among its residents. The statistics as to Poor Law
Relief, while they relate exactly to the area of the
Borough, do not necessarily measure the actual amount
of unemployment or poverty, as many persons may
refrain from applying for relief or be refused relief.
The following statistics, therefore, are submitted only
as a general indication of the prevalence of social misfortune
in the Borough.
Ministry of Labour.
Estimated number of residents in Bethnal Green
on registers of employment exchanges at Shoreditch,
Stepney, Hackney and Stratford on 15-11-28 : —
Percentage of estimated
No. No. of Insured Persons.
Men 2,519 8.6
Women 528 3.4
Juveniles 96 2.0
3,143 6.4
Bethnal Green Board of Guardians.
Position on 1st January, 1929.
Total number of persons relieved in their own
homes, including wives and children :—
Unemployed 4,392
Others 3,132
Persons relieved in institutions : —
Persons suffering from sickness or
bodily infirmity 894
Persons suffering from mental
infirmity 724
Other persons 533