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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table II.
Unemployment among persons resident in West Ham 1933-1937.
| Date. | Unemployed persons aged, 14 and over, insured and uninsured on the registers of employment exchanges at the dates specified | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men aged 18 and over. | Women aged 18 and over. | Juveniles aged 14—17. | Total aged 14 and over. | |
| 1933 | ||||
| 23rd January | 16,381 | 2,102 | 1,294 | 19,777 |
| 24th April | 15,132 | 2,351 | 1,051 | 18,534 |
| 24th July | 13,436 | 1,848 | 532 | 15,816 |
| 23rd October | 14,071 | 1,273 | 415 | 15,759 |
| 1934 | ||||
| 22nd January | 14,162 | 2,055 | 1,197 | 17,414 |
| 23rd April | 12,414 | 1,615 | 872 | 14,901 |
| 25th July | 11,875 | 1,665 | 458 | 13,998 |
| 22nd October | 13,001 | 1,350 | 437 | 14,788 |
| 1935 | ||||
| 28th January | 13,512 | 2,189 | 1,011 | 16,712 |
| 15th April | 11,521 | 1,677 | 377 | 13,575 |
| 22nd July | 11,298 | 1,542 | 378 | 13,218 |
| 21st October | 11,088 | 1,170 | 312 | 12,570 |
| 1936 | ||||
| 20th January | 11,507 | 1,917 | 869 | 14,293 |
| 27th April | 9,982 | 1,645 | 625 | 12,252 |
| 20th July | 8,986 | 1,209 | 324 | 10,519 |
| 26th October | 8,683 | 893 | 238 | 9,814 |
| Date | Insured persons, aged 16—64, recorded at employment exchanges as unemployed at the dates specified. | |||
| Males1 | Females* | Total | ||
| 1937 | ||||
| 25th January | 8,877 | 1,708 | 10,585 | |
| 19th April | 7,588 | 1,392 | 8,980 | |
| 26th July | 7,153 | 1,407 | 8,560 | |
| 18th October | 8,324 | 1,142 | 9,466 | |
* Separate figures for men and boys, and for women and girls, are not compiled
for 1937 as regards persons resident in West Ham.
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