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Hackney 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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15
SOCIAL CONDITIONS.
The population is mainly working class, and the chief occupations
are the manufacture of boots, shoes, cabinets and pianos, and
the production of tailored clothes. The factories and workshops
are in very good condition, and the sanitary arrangements are kept
under constant supervision.
The extent of unemployment amongst Hackney residents is
indicated by the following tables:-

Table: 1 .—Unemployed residents of Hackney on Registers of Employment Exchanges.

1 .—Unemployed residents of Hackney on Registers of Employment Exchanges.

Date.Men aged 18 and over.Women aged 18 and over.Juveniles under 18 years.Total.
1933.
20th March7,9632,13822010,321
26th June6,8711,9361538,960
25th September5,9361,228747,238
18th December5,6321,368767,076
1934.
19th March5,5461,176756,797
25th June5,1561,567776,800
24th September4,483852635,398
17th December4,6621,154625,878

Table: 2.—Residents of Hackney in receipt of Domiciliary Relief.

2.—Residents of Hackney in receipt of Domiciliary Relief.

Week ended.No. of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief (excluding medical relief only).No. of persons in receipt of medical relief only.
1933.
25th March5,30278
24th June4,96121
30th September4,66626
30th December4,49310
1934.
31st March4,74621
30th June5,03132
29th September5,03726
29th December5,50625