§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Minister of Labour how many men, women, boys and girls, respectively, are registered as unemployed in the Borough of Leyton; and what percentages these numbers represent?
§ Mr. E. BrownFollowing is the reply. The numbers of persons resident in the Borough of Leyton who were registered as unemployed at 15th March, 1937, were:
Men aged 18 years and over 1,673 Boys aged 14 and under 18 years 31 Women aged 18 years and over 340 Girls aged 14 and under 18 years 12 Total 2,056 The percentage rates of unemployment among persons aged 16–64 insured under the general scheme in Leyton at the same date were 5.7 for males and 3.4 for females.