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No. 2. Northcote Ward.—This ward is bounded on the north by the Waxlow Manor
Ward as far as Allendale Avenue, on the east by North Road, on the south
by the Uxbridge Road and on the west by the boundary of the Borough.
No. 3. Hambrough Ward is bounded on the north by the Northcote Ward, on the
east by South Road, on the south by the Great Western Railway line, and
on the west by the boundary of the Borough.
No. 4. Dormers Wells Ward is bounded on the north by the Waxlow Manor Ward
and the boundary of the Borough, on the east by the boundary of the
Borough, on the south by the Great Western railway branch line to Brentford,
and on the west by the Hambrough and Northcote Wards.
No. 5. Glebe Ward is bounded on the north by the Great Western Railway, on the
east by King Street and Regina Road, and on the south and west by the
boundaries of the Borough.
No. 6. Norwood Green Ward is bounded on the north and east by Dormers Wells Ward,
on the south by the boundary of the Borough, and on the west by the Glebe
Ward.
The estimated populations of these wards at the beginning of 1936 were as
follows:—
Waxlow Manor Ward 6,900
Northcote Ward 7,150
Hambrough Ward 8,050
Dormers Wells Ward 8,950*
Glebe Ward 10,250
Norwood Green Ward 7,800
The majority of the houses in the district are occupied by good class working
people, chiefly engaged in the local factories and workshops. These include food, jam
and chemical works, engineering, hosiery, paint, dye and wood works, laundries, etc.
There are no trades carried on which are at present scheduled as offensive trades.
Unemployment.
It is impossible to give an exact estimate of the amount of unemployment in the
district as for unemployment purposes the district is part of a slightly larger area of
Middlesex, and the figures are not kept distinct. The following table, however, from
statistics kindly supplied by the Manager of the Southall Labour Exchange, shows the
unemployment figures on days during different months for this part of Middlesex:—
* This included the resident population of St. Bernard's Hospital (late Hanwell Mental
Hospital), which amounted to about 2,800.
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