Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 |
December, 1954 | 52 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 139 |
There has been a further decrease in the numbers of men
and women unemployed.
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—45,950
Density of population i.e. No. of persons per acre (Based
on (ii) above) :—11.9
No. of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1954 :—
(Excluding houses with shops and houses with Public
Houses assessed as single heraditaments)—12,857
Rateable value at 31st December, 1954 :—£359,520
Sum produced by a penny rate, 1954 :—
(Estimated product for 1954/55)—£1,470.
Rate in the £ at 31st December, 1954:—23s. 6d.