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Finsbury 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]

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14
Unemployment.
The following notes relating to unemployment in Finsbury
have been kindly communicated to me by Mr. E. J. Fair, the Manager
of the local Employment Exchange :—
The employment position in the Borough of Finsbury for the
year 1938 continued to improve slightly and may be considered
satisfactory.

Table: The following table gives the total number of placings, by departments, effected during the year:—

The following table gives the total number of placings, by departments, effected during the year:—

Notified.Filled.Local Applicants Placed inOther Districts.
By Local Applicants.By Applicants from Other Districts.Total Filled.
Men15,1768,9765,34814,3244,732
Women6,1693,2968304,1263,014
Boys3,6421,8043382,142372
Girls3,3291,5305162,046200

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It will be noted that apart from those for whom employment
was found locally, a considerable number of persons were found
employment in other districts.
The shortage of certain skilled types of workmen referred to in
the last report still remains, and in filling vacancies for such types it
has on occasion been necessary to import workmen from other
districts.
The majority of the persons unemployed in the Borough of
Finsbury are unskilled, and the fact must be faced that the prospect
of finding these persons more or less regular employment is somewhat
remote.
The position with regard to these male persons has been
alleviated somewhat by the institution of the Council's Casual Labour
Recruitment Scheme, which gives unemployed persons six weeks'
employment during the year.
It is pleasing to record, therefore, that the majority of such