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Social Conditions.
A Table showing the occupations of all Woolwich inhabitants, aged 14 years
and over, compiled from the Occupation Tables Report of the Registrar General
on the Census of 1931, was prepared and printed in my Annual Report for 1933.
A similar Table taken from the Industry Table Report of the Registrar General
was prepared and printed in my Annual Report for 1934.
Briefly, in round figures, 12,000 male persons are engaged in the manufacture
of metals, machines, etc.; 11,000 males in public administration and defence;
8,000 males in commerce and finance; 3,000 in building and decorating, and
2,000 in the manufacture of chemicals, dyes, etc. Nearly 4,000 women are employed
in personal service, nearly 4,000 in commerce and finance, and 2,500 in the manufacture
of metals, machines, etc. Most of the inhabitants of Woolwich work, the proportion
of those unoccupied and retired being relatively very small.
Sickness and Invalidity.
There was no unusual or excessive mortality during the year which calls for
any comment under this head.