§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Minister of Labour what are the latest figures showing the number of unemployed persons registered in each Employment Exchange area in the county of Kent and the comparable figures for the same period last year and the year 1928, respectively?
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§ Miss BONDFIELDThe following table shows the numbers of persons on the registers of each Employment Exchange in the county of Kent at 27th October, 1930, and the corresponding dates in 1929 and 1928.
Employment Exchange. 27th October, 1930. 28th October, 1929. 29th October, 1928. Bromley 679 409 442 Canterbury 686 395 352 Dartford 1,849 913 1,045 Dover 1,357 963 1,051 Erith 1,566 800 762 Folkestone 882 544 631 Gravesend 1,947 1,356 1,188 Maidstone 1,275 598 585 Margate 1,280 1,023 920 Ramsgate 1,621 1,279 972 Chatham 4,521 3,634 3,731 Sheerness 665 524 486 Tunbridge Wells 582 361 397 Ashford 408 256 300 Borough Green (opened 1st July, 1929). 37 20 — Cranbrook 81 44 57 Deal 305 224 218 Faversham 644 284 320 Herne Bay 138 84 95 Hythe 164 77 93 Lamberhurst 69 18 29 Orpington 160 101 121 Sandwich 109 70 86 Sevenoaks 154 86 67 Sidcup 217 120 161 Sittingbourne 540 265 465 Snodland 501 263 87 Tonbridge 303 187 194 Westerham 123 48 30 West Malling 91 76 44 Whitstable 239 137 106 Penge 1,333 708 719 Total 24,526 15,867 15,748