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Hackney 1936

[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.
1935.
25th March5,8561,472687,396
24th June5,3471,635567,038
23rd September4,7451,078655,888
16th December4,6761,441436,160
1936. 23rd March4,4561,490666,012
22nd June4,1091,608395,756
21st September3,4851,168634,716
14th December3,4331,402554,890

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.
1935.
30th March5,36031
29th June5,06328
28th September4,92629
28th December4,93127
1936.
28th March4,93557
27th June4,45328
26th September4,13725
26th December4,20122