§ Mr. SCURRasked the Minister of Labour the number of men and women registered as being unemployed at the 1737W Stepney Employment Exchange on 30th March, 1927, and 30th March, 1928?
Persons on the Registers of the Stepney Employment Exchange. — 28th March, 1927. 26th March, 1928. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total. Wholly Unemployed. Temporarily Stopped. Total. Men … 4,074 24 4,098 4,023 23 4,046 Boys … 158 1 159 84 — 84 Women … 624 63 687 517 71 588 Girls … 115 3 118 58 — 58 Total … 4,971 91 5,062 4,682 94 4,776