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Walthamstow 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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A.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
AREA.
Area (in acres) 4,343
Population (Registrar-General's Estimate, mid-year 1938) 130,800
Number of Assessments, 1st April, 1938 35,505
Rateable value £850,353
Sum represented by penny rate £3,390
Population.—The Registrar-General's estimate of the population
at mid-year, 1938, is 130,800, a decrease of 1,100 on the previous
figure.
Social Conditions.—South-West Essex Technical College.—
An outstanding event of the year in the social and cultural conditions
of the area was the opening of the new Technical College
erected by the Essex County Council.
Unemployment.—The degree of unemployment in the area
during 1938 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).
The following data refer to the whole Exchange area.
| Date. | No. remaining on Register. | Total | Total | Amount of benefit paid during month. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | 1938. | 1937. | ||
| £ | |||||
| 31.1.38 | 5,338 | 1,350 | 6,688 | 6,586 | 24,523 |
| 28.2.38 | 5,090 | 1,393 | 6,483 | 5,222 | 23,704 |
| 23.3.38 | 4,546 | 1,331 | 5,877 | 4,645 | 21,589 |
| 25.4.38 | 4,567 | 1,270 | 5,837 | 4,116 | 21,376 |
| 23.5.38 | 4,600 | 1,348 | 5,948 | 3,894 | 21,634 |
| 27.6.38 | 4,330 | 1,319 | 5,649 | 3,849 | 20,143 |
| 25.7.38 | 4,064 | 1,412 | 5,476 | 3,741 | 19,993 |
| 29.8.38 | 4,058 | 943 | 5,001 | 3,550 | 19,639 |
| 26.9.38 | 4,828 | 944 | 5,772 | 4,097 | 20,543 |
| 31.10.38 | 4,815 | 932 | 5,747 | 4,396 | 21,284 |
| 28.11.38 | 5,309 | 1,156 | 6,465 | 5,197 | 23,670 |
| 28.12.38 | 6,151 | 1,524 | 7,675 | 5,792 | 26,792 |
Mr. Dempsey states that the following were the registrations
at the Juvenile Employment Bureau:—