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This figure of 911 compares with a total of 502 at the
same period of the year 1936.
2. Highest figure readied in 1937:—
(a) Men 817 (On 20/12/1937)
(b) Women 125 (On 8/11/1937)
The Manager of the Exchange remarks: " There
have been no marked features of unemployment in the
area during 1937. The completion of many building
estates has resulted in a smaller demand for building
trade workers as regards men. In the women's department
there has been little change in the composition of
the live register. The increase is mainly due to the additional
work-people moving to the new L.C.C. Estates
outside the Borough boundary, but within the Employment
Exchange area."
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. No special industrial undertakings
have been introduced into the Borough since the Census
of 1931, and it may be taken that the occupational
characteristics of the town at the present time remain
unchanged.
Population.
The following figures of population show the increase
in population over a long period of time:—
Year. Population.
1831 4,002
1901 27,354
1911 33,646
1921 35,052
1931 45,374
1936 57,850
1937 58,700
The Registrar General gives 58,700 as the estimated
resident population of Bromley at the middle of the year