Postmen, London

HC Deb 30 June 1954 vol 529 c91W

30. Mr. Wallace

asked the Assistant Postmaster-General the number of postmen employed in the London postal service for the years 1952, 1953 and each month of 1954; the number of postmen who resigned in the periods mentioned and the cost of training a new entrant.

Mr. Gammans

The average numbers of postmen employed in the Inner London Postal Area were:

1952		18,441
1953		18,369
1954	January	18,350
	February	18,450
	March	18,470
	April	18,336
	May	18,227
	June	18,053

The numbers of postmen who resigned were:

1952		…	…	1,078
1953		…	…	1,155
1954	January	…	…	106
	February	…	…	98
	March	…	…	123
	April	…	…	168
	May	…	…	185

The cost of training a postman new entrant is approximately £30.