HC Deb 31 July 1939 vol 350 cc1965-6W
Mr. R. Gibson

asked the Postmaster-General what were the densities per 1,000 of the population of wireless-receiving licences as at the 31st May, 1938, and the 31st May, 1939, respectively, in Scotland, the United King- dom, England, London, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Greenock, respectively?

Major Tryon

The following is the information asked for:

31st May, 1938. 31st May, 1939.
Scotland 148.08 155.07
United Kingdom 182.40 190.03
England 236.82 246.43
London 173.25 176.15
Glasgow 135.64 141.33
Edinburgh 182.12 184.60
Dundee 176.37 180.40
Aberdeen 163.65 172.23
Greenock 159.32 163.79

The postal areas, for which the numbers of wireless licences are available, do not coincide exactly with the administrative areas whose populations, estimated on the basis of the 1931 census, have been adopted in making the calculations.