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Tottenham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]
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STATISTICAL SUMMARY, ETC.
Area of the District in acres 3,014
Population (Registrar-General's estimate, Midsummer, 1938) 144,400
Number of inhabited houses (end of 1938) according to Rate
Books 30,816
Rateable value £974,820
Sum represented by a penny rate £3,913
Social Conditions, including the Chief Industries carried on in
the area.
The Annual Report for 1935 contains particulars of the social conditions
of the district ; these have not altered.
The Extent of Unemployment.
The state of unemployment may be gauged from the following
figures, supplied from the local Employment Exchange:—
Males.
Females.
Total.
Number of persons normally in regular employment
who were registered as wholly unemployed
December, 1938..
4,346
731
5,077
Number of persons registered as temporarily
stopped
95
74
169
Number of persons registered as unemployed
who normally are engaged in casual employment
126
7
133
4,567
812
5,379
Births and Deaths.
Registered live births:—
Total.
Males.
Females.
Legitimate
1,807
902
905
Illegitimate
86
38
48
1,893
940
953