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given on page 57. Whilst the figures nay not be fully comprehensive
they give a reasonably accurate picture.
During the year, the London Ambulance Service removed to hospital
178 Stepney home accident cases as compared with 175 last year.
Old people are prone to home accidents and the Department's Women
Hygiene Officers pay great attention to this during their visits; for
example where accidents from gas appliances have occurred, or are likely
to occur, they have been instrumental in obtaining for the old persons
concerned a special safety-type gas cooker. Attention is also given
in the homes of old people to oil heaters, particularly those of the
drip-feed type. Advice and assistance is given to enable the old people
to have these converted so as to conform with safety standards.
Unemployment.
The Ministry of Labour has kindly supplied me with the following
information as to the estimated number of persons residing in the
Borough who were registered as unemployed at the end of the years-
Men Boys Women Girls
1,093 15 151 6 = Total: 1,265.
The total number of unemployed at the end of 1959 was 1,854.
Open Spaces.
There is in the Borough two-thirds of an acre of Parks and Open
Spaces per 1,000 population. Approximately 6f- acres of additional open
spaces were opened this year by the London County Council whose intention
it is to provide a minimum of 4 acres of open spaces within the County
for every 1,000 population, with 2-g- acres as an interim standard.
A list of the sites is given on page 76.
Comparative Statistics.
A Table showing vital statistics for the Borough at various years
from 1901, is on page 58.
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