§ 4. Mr. HICKSasked the Minister of Labour the latest figures showing the number of unemployed persons registered in each Employment Exchange area in the county of London, and comparable figures for the same period last year?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONAs the reply includes a Table of figures I will, if I may, circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the statement:
§ Numbers of unemployed persons on the registers of Employment Exchanges in the County and City of London.
| Employment Exchange. | 23rd May, 1932. | 22nd May, 1933. |
| Battersea | 9,799 | 9,496 |
| Bermondsey | 8,578 | 6,717 |
| Borough | 15,642 | 15,528 |
| Brixton | 8,305 | 8,179 |
| Camberwell | 10,451 | 9,421 |
| Camden Town | 8,497 | 8,231 |
| City | 8,214 | 7,626 |
| Deptford | 9,760 | 8,670 |
| Edgware Road | 12,470 | 10,814 |
| Great Marlborough Street. | 662 | 798 |
| Hackney | 12,304 | 11,700 |
| Holloway | 9,593 | 9,195 |
| King's Cross | 10,599 | 10,388 |
| Lewisham | 5,193 | 4,443 |
| Poplar | 10,082 | 9,304 |
| Shepherds Bush | 10,915 | 10,294 |
| Shoreditch | 11,229 | 10,524 |
| Stepney | 9,936 | 7,999 |
| Tooting | 5,979 | 5,608 |
| Walham Green | 8,425 | 8,031 |
| Westminster | 3,268 | 3,288 |
| Woolwich | 7,229 | 6,068 |
| Denmark Street (Hotel and Catering Trades) | 1,032 | 789 |
| Tavistock Street (Building Trades). | 635 | 407 |
| Total | 198,797 | 183,518 |