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Southall-Norwood 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southall-Norwood]

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table, however, from statistics kindly supplied by the Manager of the Southall Labour Exchange, shows the unemployment figures during different months for this part of Middlesex :—

1935.MenWomenTotal
January 7th12862981584
February 4th13522681620
March 4th11153391454
April 1st10134851498
May 1st10215071528
June 3rd9345251459
July 1st10144901504
August 2nd7833131096
September 2nd752182934
October 7th10292091238
November 4th10252921317
December 2nd10273511378

It is probable that Southall accounts for just about seven-eighths of
the totals. It will be noticed that the highest total occurred at the beginning
of February and the lowest at the beginning of September.

Growth of the District.

The following table is appended to show the progressive increase in population of the district since 1883 :—

Table No. 1.

yearNo. of DwellingsPopulationAuthority
18834,164
18911,0215,188Census
19011,92013,200
19115,05826,323
19215,40530,287
19225,51830,287Registrar-General's Estimate
19235,62031,360
19245,75831,800
19255,84332,220
19266,07432,870
19276,49333,480
19286,83835,340
19297,19035,370
19308,10137,560
19319.30038,932Census
193210,27941,530Registrar-General's Estimate
193311,14944,780
193411,83946,680
193512,36048,270