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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 1938

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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16
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.

Quarter ended.Males.Females.Total.
1937.
15th March3,5841,3684,952
21st June3,3391,3694,708
13th September3,3629804,342
13th December4,4371,9266,363
1938.
14th March4,7381,7366,474
13th June4,3902,0756,465
12th September4,4972,0166,513
12th December5,1832,2427,425

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

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

Quarter ended.No. of persons in receipt of domiciliary relief (excluding medical relief only).No. of persons in receipt of medical relief only.
1937.
27th March4,19544
26th June3,32243
25th September3,16340
25th December3,33035
1938.
26th March3,28045
25th June3,18240
24th September3,18737
31st December3,23847