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Erith 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Erith]
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A (3) Unemployment Figures and Comments
With the co-operation of the Manager of Erith Employment
Exchange, to whom I am indebted for the necessary
information, it is once again possible to give definite figures
with regard to the state of unemployment in the district, as
shown in the following table.
| Month and year | Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 and over | Under 18 | 18 and over | Under 18 | ||
| December, 1939 | 373 | 31 | 299 | 48 | 751 |
| December, 1940 | 75 | 3 | 255 | 37 | 370 |
| December, 1941 | 39 | 17 | 44 | 17 | 117 |
| December, 1942 | 38 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 83 |
| December, 1943 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
| December, 1944 | 31 | — | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| December, 1945 | 91 | 1 | 133 | 1 | 226 |
| December, 1946 | 177 | 12 | 58 | 13 | 260 |
| December, 1947 | 131 | 4 | 94 | 5 | 234 |
| December, 1948 | 208 | 7 | 129 | 2 | 346 |
| December, 1949 | 111 | 8 | 153 | 3 | 275 |
| December, 1950 | 114 | 3 | 122 | 1 | 240 |
| December, 1951 | 82 | 1 | 103 | 3 | 189 |
| December, 1952 | 134 | 1 | 82 | 2 | 219 |
| December, 1953 | 101 | 6 | 91 | 9 | 207 |
The figures reveal a slight decrease in the number of men
unemployed but a slight increase in the number of women
unemployed. Unemployment still remains at a low level and
at about the same percentage of the working population, viz.
1.3%.
A (4) STATISTICS
A (4)a General
Area (i) Including River:—4,607 acres.
Area (ii) Excluding River:—3,859 acres
Population figure supplied by Registrar General:—
Estimated mid-year Home Population—45,860
Density of population i.e. No. of persons per acre (Based
on (ii) above):—11.9
No. of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1953:—
(Excluding houses with shops and houses with Public
Houses assessed as single heraditaments)—12,679
Rateable value at 31st December, 1953:—£362,442
Sum produced by a penny rate, 1953:—
(Estimated product for 1953/4)—£1,450.