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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

Hackney 1937

[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 insured residents of Hackney on Registers of Employment Exchanges.

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

Date.Men aged 18 and over.Women aged 18 and over.Juveniles under 18 years.Total.
1936. 23rd March4,4561,490666,012
22nd June4,1091,608395,756
21st September3,4851,168634,716
14th December3,4331,402554,890
1937.Males.Females.Total.
15th March3,5841,3684,952
21st June3,3391,3694,708
13th September3,3629804,342
13th December4,4371,9266,363

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.
1936.
28th March4,93557
27th June4,45328
26th September4,13725
26th December4,20122
1937. 27th March4,19544
26th June3,32243
25th September3,16340
25th December3,33035