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Walthamstow 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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STAFF.
The following changes occurred in the Staff:-
Resignations:-
Miss 1.12.Burr Clerical 4. 7.44
Dr.M.C.Clarke Medical 31.10.44
Mr.D.Clements Ambulance 10. 8.44
Mr.D.Flatraan Clerical 26. 4.44
Mrs.T.Harrison Dental 12. 2.64
Dr.A.Highet Medical 28. 8.44
Mr.R.E.Hyman Dental 30. 9.44
Mr. J.L.Taylor " 24. 6.44
Mrs. M. Whitaker Chiropody 29. 2.44
Appointments:-
Dr.M.Edmond Medical 4. 9.44
Mr.R.E.Hyman Dental 20. 3.44
Mr.L.Joyce Clerical 14. 2.44
Miss F.Posner " 30. 5.44
Mrs.A.Sampson " 22. 5.44
Mr.C.Shamash Dental 13.12.44
Mr.J.L.Taylor " 11. 4.44
Miss S.Woods " 11. 4.44
Mrs.H.B.Nathan Clerical 27.11.44
Miss K.M.Nibbs Chiropody 3. 4.44
Deceased:-
Mr.G.West Clerical & Laboratory 30. 5.44
Assistant
STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA.
| Area (inacres) | 4,343 |
| Population (Registrar-General's Estimate, mid-year 1944) | 101,140 |
| Number of Assessments, 1st.April 1944 | 35 , 855 |
| Rateable value | £874,415 |
| Sum represented by penny rate | £ 3,410 |
POPULATION.- .The Registrar-General's estimate of the population
at mid-year, 1944, is 101,140, an increase of 640 on the previous
figure.
UNEMPLOYMENT.- The degree of unemployment in the area during 1944
may be estimated from the following data kindly supplied by
Mr .H.A.Jones, Manage'r of the Local Employment Exchange.
The following data refer to the whole Exchange area.
| Date | No. remaining on Register. | Total 1944. | Date | No. remaining on Register. | Total 1944. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men. | Women. | Men. | Women. | ||||
| 17. 1.44 | 172 | 40 | 212 | 17. 7.44 | 96 | 15 | 111 |
| 17. 4.44 | 166 | 37 | 203 | 16,10.44 | 102 | 31 | 133 |
Approximately 331/3 of the persons registered as unemployed reside
in Walthamstow.