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