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Walthamstow 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following data refer to the whole Exchange area.
| Date. | No. on Men | remaining Register. Women. | Total 1937. | Total 1936. | Amount of benefit paid during month. £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.1.37 | 4,422 | 1,064 | 5,486 | 7,446 | 19,465 |
| 22.2.37 | 4,310 | 912 | 5,222 | 6,844 | 19,959 |
| 22.3.37 | 3,918 | 727 | 4,645 | 6,394 | 14,237 |
| 19.4.37 | 3,508 | 608 | 4,116 | 5,875 | 17,151 |
| 24.5.37 | 3,250 | 644 | 3,894 | 4,961 | 12,847 |
| 28.6.37 | 3,232 | 617 | 3,849 | 4,700 | 11,836 |
| 26.7.37 | 3,164 | 577 | 3,741 | 4,377 | 14,051 |
| 23.8.37 | 2,976 | 574 | 3,550 | 4,263 | 10,869 |
| 27.9.37 | 3,569 | 528 | 4,097 | 4,272 | 12,832 |
| 25.10.37 | 3,759 | 637 | 4,396 | 4,449 | 14,528 |
| 22.11.37 | 4,294 | 903 | 5,197 | 4,872 | 15,345 |
| 20.12.37 | 4,591 | 1,201 | 5,792 | 4,556 | 23,521 |
A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
AREA.
Area (in acres) 4,343
Population (Registrar-General's Estimate, mid-year 1937) 131,900
Number of Assessments, 1st April, 1937 35,273
Rateable value £840,433
Sum represented by penny rate £3,312
Population.—The Registrar-General's estimate of the population
at mid-year, 1937, is 131,900, a decrease of 1,700 on the previous
figure.
Social Conditions.—No appreciable change from 1931 Report.
Unemployment.—The degree of unemployment in the area
during 1937 may be estimated from the following data kindly
supplied by Mr. W. H. Goodfellow, Manager of the Local Employment
Exchange.
The total insured work-people of both sexes in Walthamstow
is approximately 36,000, and roughly two-thirds of the figures given
below related to persons residing in Walthamstow (excluding
Juveniles).