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SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATISTICS.
Area (in Acres) 8,739
Population (Census, 1931) 117,707
Population (Estimated Middle of 1938) 161,000
Number of Structurally Separate Dwellings (Census,
1931) 26,717
Number of Families or separate Occupiers (Census, 1931) 31,412
Number of Houses according to Rate Books (1st April,
1938) 45,154
Rateable Value, 1st April, 1938 £1,727,499
Net Produce of a Penny Rate £6,900
Population.—The population of the Borough at the middle
of 1938 is estimated by the Registrar General to be 161,000. The
estimated population at the middle of 1937 was 156,460, so that the
estimated increase in the period of twelve months is 4,540.
Social Conditions.—Statistics supplied by the local Employment
Exchange with regard to unemployed men of 21 years and
over show that there has been a decided increase in unemployment
following a period of four years when the average number of
unemployed continued at the same level. The figures foi the last
six years are as follows :
Average number of men
Year registered as unemployed
1933 1,708
1934 1,099
1935 1,002
1936 1,068
1937 1,029
1938 1,585