HC Deb 01 May 1947 vol 436 cc271-2W
102. Mr. Piratin

asked the Minister of Works what is the number of men in the Mobile Labour Force employed by his Department; and how many of these are employed in the London region giving the numbers borough by borough.

Mr. Key

At 22nd April 1947, there were 4,167 men employed in the Mobile Labour Force (exclusive of men engaged locally, Belgians and prisoners of war) 1,846 of these were employed in the London region. This figure includes camp and depot staffs. The following are the details of the distribution by boroughs and urban districts:

MOBILE LABOUR FORCE
Numbers employed in London Region at 22nd April, 1947
Barking … 25
Bermondsey … 70
Bromley … 53
Camberwell … 22
Chelsea … 8
Chertsey … 7
Chigwell … 27
Chislehurst and Sidcup … 15
City of London … 49
Croydon … 30
Dagenham … 32
Deptford … 2
Edmonton … 57
Erith … 4
Fulham … 51
Greenwich … 75
Hackney … 73
Hammersmith … 83
Harrow … 92
Hendon … 88
Heston and Isleworth … 21
Holborn … 67
Ilford … 7
Kensington … 69
Lambeth … 52
Lewisham … 101
Marylebone … 53
Merton … 2
Mitcham … 2
Paddington … 15
Poplar … 20
Richmond … 4
Ruislip and Northwood … 40
St. Pancras … 63
Southgate … 2
Southwark … 16
Staines and Egham … 5
Stepney … 75
Sutton and Cheam … 61
Tottenham … 40
Wandsworth … 79
Wapping … 34
Wembley … 13
Westminster … 38
West Ham … 34
Willesden … 14
Woolwich … 56
1,846