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Edmonton 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Rateable Value, April, 1935 £587,057
Estimated product of one penny in the £ for the year ending
March 31st, 1936 £2,425
Rates in the £ for the year ending March 31st, 1936 lls. 8d.
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The extent of unemployment may be estimated by the following figures,
relating to:—
(1) the municipal milk supply to nursing mothers and young children,
(2) the number of free dinners given to school children, and
(3) the actual figures supplied by the Director of Public Assistance.
Both (1) and (2) are given on purely economic grounds.
(1) Municipal Milk Supply:—
Number of pints granted at¼ cost during 1933 88,725
„ „ „ „ „ 1934 77,350
„ „ „ „ „ 1935 31,297
,, ,, ,, Free during 1935 53,006
(2) Number of free dinners during 1933 120,088
1934 103,368
1935 89,076
(3) Figures re out-relief— Cases. Amount.
£
For the year 1933 4,434 61,598
For the year 1934:—
(a) Ordinary out-relief 1,554 30,640
(b) Unemployed out-relief 1,609 23,696
Total 3,163 £54,336