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Walthamstow 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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Table: "The following statement shows the number of individual payments which were made at the Bureau in respect of Unemployment Insurance during the year, and the total amounts paid:—

"The following statement shows the number of individual payments which were made at the Bureau in respect of Unemployment Insurance during the year, and the total amounts paid:—

Period.Amount Paid.Individual Payments.
Boys.Girls.Total.
January to March£ 6951,1418071,948
April to June4637955261,321
July to September346674268942
October to December287658183841
Totals£1,7913,2681,7845,052

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"Junior Instruction Centres.—The Junior Instruction Centres,
which were formed at the Bureau at the commencement of the year,
continued throughout the year very satisfactorily, under the
supervision of Mr. M. O'Sullivan and Miss Edith Hatch, B.A.
Owing to the improved condition of employment among girls, the
Girls' Centre was discontinued in November. The total number of
individuals who attended the Centres during the year was 1,198.

Table: "Registrations for Employment.—The registrations at the Bureau during the year were:—

"Registrations for Employment.—The registrations at the Bureau during the year were:—

Boys.Girls.Total.
Insured Persons (over 16 years) .540429969
Not Insured (under 16 years)5515601,111
And the re-registrations were:—
Insured Persons6934161,109
Not Insured5506111,161
Total Registrations2,3342,0164,350

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"State of Unemployment.—The following figures, which were
extracted on the first Monday of each month, give an indication of
the state of unemployment at various periods of the year:—