§ Mr. GROVESasked the Minister of Labour the number of unemployed persons in the West Ham area on 1st 1521W June giving details of men, women, and young persons; and will he state, if possible, the numbers for the same period last year?
§ Mr. SHAWSeparate figures are not available for the West Ham area, but the following are the figures for the Employment Exchange areas of Stratford, Canning Town, Leyton and East Ham, each of which contains a part of West Ham:—
Numbers on Registers. 4th June, 1923. 2nd June, 1924. Men 24,382 22,801 Women 3,712 3,953 Boys and Girls 3,060 2,309