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Erith 1961

[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.

Erith and District Unemployment Figures 1942-1961

Month and YearMalesFemalesTotal
18 and overUnder 1818 and overUnder 18
December, 194238139583
December, 19432716539
December, 1944316340
December, 19459111331226
December, 1946177125813260
December, 19471314945234
December, 194820871292346
December, 194911181533275
December, 195011431221240
December, 19518211033189
December, 19521341822219
December, 19531016919207
December, 19545237410139
December, 1955384381
December, 1956534194
December, 19571137526178
December, 1958222121203357
December, 19591524721229
December, 19601254601190
December. 1961965465152

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—45,050.
Density of population, i.e. No. of persons per acre
(Based on (ii) above):— 11.67.
No. of inhabited houses at 31st December, 1961.
(Excluding houses with shops and houses with Public
Houses assessed as single hereditaments):— 13,439.
Rateable value at 31st December, 1961:— £920,504.
Sum produced by a penny rate, 1961.
(Product for 1961/62):— £3,803.
Rate in the £ at 31st December, 1961:— 21s. 7d,