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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.
The number of unemployed persons per cent, of
the insured population did not differ materially from
that of the preceding year, a sample week being: —
11.11.29.
Men 9.9
Women 2.2
Juveniles 0.6
6.2
County of London 5.2
Bethnal Green Board of Guardians.
Position on 1st January, 1930.
Total number of persons relieved in their own
homes, including wives and children : —
Unemployed 2,487
Others 3,161
Persons relieved in institutions : —
Persons suffering from sickness or
bodily infirmity 865
Persons suffering from mental
infirmity 748
Other persons 543