Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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. | Men | Women | Total |
---|---|---|---|
January 7th | 1286 | 298 | 1584 |
February 4th | 1352 | 268 | 1620 |
March 4th | 1115 | 339 | 1454 |
April 1st | 1013 | 485 | 1498 |
May 1st | 1021 | 507 | 1528 |
June 3rd | 934 | 525 | 1459 |
July 1st | 1014 | 490 | 1504 |
August 2nd | 783 | 313 | 1096 |
September 2nd | 752 | 182 | 934 |
October 7th | 1029 | 209 | 1238 |
November 4th | 1025 | 292 | 1317 |
December 2nd | 1027 | 351 | 1378 |
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.
year | No. of Dwellings | Population | Authority |
---|---|---|---|
1883 | — | 4,164 | — |
1891 | 1,021 | 5,188 | Census |
1901 | 1,920 | 13,200 | „ |
1911 | 5,058 | 26,323 | „ |
1921 | 5,405 | 30,287 | „ |
1922 | 5,518 | 30,287 | Registrar-General's Estimate |
1923 | 5,620 | 31,360 | „ |
1924 | 5,758 | 31,800 | „ |
1925 | 5,843 | 32,220 | „ |
1926 | 6,074 | 32,870 | „ |
1927 | 6,493 | 33,480 | „ |
1928 | 6,838 | 35,340 | „ |
1929 | 7,190 | 35,370 | „ |
1930 | 8,101 | 37,560 | „ |
1931 | 9.300 | 38,932 | Census |
1932 | 10,279 | 41,530 | Registrar-General's Estimate |
1933 | 11,149 | 44,780 | |
1934 | 11,839 | 46,680 | „ |
1935 | 12,360 | 48,270 | „ |