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Erith 1958
[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, | 1942 | 38 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 83 |
| December, | 1943 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 39 |
| December, | 1944 | 31 | - | 6 | 3 | 40 |
| December, | 1945 | 91 | 1 | 133 | I | 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 | 91 | 9 | 207 | |
| December, | 1954 | 52 | 3 | 74 | 10 | 139 |
| December, | 1955 | 38 | - | 43 | - | 81 |
| December, | 1956 | 53 | - | 41 | - | 94 |
| December, | 1957 | 113 | 7 | 52 | 6 | 178 |
| December, | 1958 | 222 | 12 | 120 | 3 | 357 |
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—45,880.
Density of population, i.e. No. of persons per acre
(Based on (ii) above):—11.9.
No. of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1958.
(Excluding houses with shops and houses with Public
Houses assessed as single hereditaments)—13,360.
Rateable value at 31st December, 1958, £720,511.
Sum produced by a penny rate, 1958,
(Product for 1958/59): £3,007.
Rate in the £ at 31st December, 1958:—18s. 4d.