96.
asked the Minister of Labour the total number of registered unemployed in London; and the figures for each of the East London boroughs, giving separate details with regard to those employed in the tailoring and furniture industries at the latest convenient stated date and the comparison with 12 months ago.
The available figures relate to employment exchange areas. The table below gives the information desired for the Greater London area and for each employment exchange in the East London boroughs.
| NUMBERS OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS AT 12TH MARCH, 1951, AND 17TH MARCH, 1952 | |||||||||
| Employment Exchange | Total | Tailoring | Furniture | ||||||
| 12th March, 1951 | 17th March, 1952 | 12th March, 1951 | 17th March, 1952 | 12th March, 1951 | 17th March, 1952 | ||||
| Canning Town | … | … | 472 | 656 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| East Ham | … | … | 367 | 670 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 14 | |
| Hackney | … | … | 618 | 2,074 | 50 | 318 | 33 | 261 | |
| Leyton and Walthamstow | 743 | 1,561 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 123 | |||
| Poplar | … | … | … | 758 | 1,019 | 15 | 43 | 9 | 41 |
| Shoreditch | … | … | 480 | 1,279 | 7 | 69 | 58 | 199 | |
| Stepney | … | … | … | 1,094 | 1,851 | 91 | 208 | 14 | 45 |
| Stratford | … | … | 392 | 905 | 7 | 38 | 9 | 37 | |
| Greater London | … | 32,732 | 51,128 | 393 | 1,571 | 357 | 1,357 | ||
97.
asked the Minister of Labour the number of men and the number of women registered as unemployed at the Borough Employment Exchange at the most convenient dates in January, February and March in 1951 and 1952.
The table below gives the information desired.
| NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE BOROUGH EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE AT THE UNDERMENTIONED DATES: | ||
| Date | Males | Females |
| 15th January, 1951 | 604 | 146 |
| 12th February, 1951 | 696 | 123 |
| 12th March, 1951 | 620 | 133 |
| 14th January, 1952 | 797 | 362 |
| 11th February, 1952 | 973 | 372 |
| 17th March, 1952 | 941 | 394 |