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The high figure of 785 men was due in the main to
stoppage of the building trade owing to frost. As many
of the women are employed out of the district it is not
possible to state any definite reason for the fluctuation
shown in the above figures.
Occupations.
On page 15 of my Annual Report for 1934 will be
found details of occupations within the Borough according
to the Census returns of 1931.
Meteorology.
I am indebted to the Borough Engineer for the following
details extracted from the records kept by his
department at the Climatological Station at Church House
Grounds for the year ended 31st December, 1936:—
Total rainfall 25.30 inches
Mean maximum daily tempera- 56.58 degrees
ture
Mean minimum daily tempera- 43.48 degrees
ture
Highest maximum temperature 87.0 degrees on 20th
recorded June
Lowest minimum temperature 18.0 degrees on 12th
recorded and 13tli February
Lowest grass minimum tem- 11.0 degrees on 12th
perature February
Unemployment.
The Manager of the Employment Exchange has
kindly supplied the following particulars:—
1. Recorded unemployment at the end of 1936:
(a) Men 439
(b) Women 63
Total 502
2. Highest figure reached in 1936:
(a) Men 785 20/1/1936
(b) Women 180 31/3/1936