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Town are increasing too, in that there has been a
considerable exodus of population from the crowded
areas of Barking to the new housing estate at the
Scrattons Farm Estate. It must be noted, however,
that this is not quite comparable with the transfer
of people from the London areas to the Becontree
Estate, because the so called overcrowded areas in
Barking are indeed much in advance of conditions
which in other areas would be accounted as satisfactory.
This fact will, therefore, have a very important effect
upon the future health of the Barking population.
The Registrar-General classifies occupations into
five groups known as " social classes " broadly corresponding
with their scale of remuneration. These
classes are :—(I) Professional, etc., (2) Intermediate,
(3) Skilled Artisans, (4) Semi-skilled, (5) Unskilled
Labourers.
The population of Barking is largely confined to
classes 3, 4 and 5, with a majority in class 5.
(b) Industries.—Some of the chief industries carried on
in the area are as follows :—
The production of electricity, gas, benzole, naphtha
and zinc oxide.
The manufacture of asbestos goods, joinery, icecream,
letter files, mineral waters, marine lights,
disinfectants, printing ink, sausage skins, cabinets
and furniture, nautical instruments, paint, iron
goods, tin boxes, lifebelts, rubber goods, wireless
equipment and batteries, matches, soap, chemical
manure, wood-paving, concrete paving, collapsible
tubes, tin foil and food products.
The storage of petrol, oil, fuel and timber.
Electrical welding, structural engineering and joinery
works.