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Ealing 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ealing]

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that the distress and poverty occasioned by the economic depression
have not been experienced to any extent in the Borough.
The Returns furnished by the Managers of the local Employment
Exchanges to the Borough Surveyor, with regard to unemployed
men of 21 years and over, indicate a really substantial
decrease in unemployment compared with previous years, despite
the increase in population.

Number of Men Registered as Unemployed.

Month193219331934
J anuary1,8922,5351,402
February2,2092,3431,317
March1,9361,9501,182
April1,6381,8911,022
May1,6411,587824
July2,1211,572803
September1,9381,317931
October2,0101,2561,156
November2,1341,3351,078
December2,0931,2981,279
Average for Year1,9611,7081,099