§ 74. Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT details showing the number of males and females over and under 18 years of age registering at employment exchanges in the Greater London area; and what percentage these figures represent of the total insurable population.
§ Mr. Dudley Smith:Following is the information:
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PROVISIONAL NUMBERS REGISTERED AS UNEMPLOYED AT EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AND CAREERS OFFICES IN GREATER LONDON AT 10TH APRIL, 1972 Employment Exchanges Men aged 18 and over Women aged 18 and over Acton 569 135 Barking 706 69 Barnet 332 44 Battersea 1,613 253 Beckenham and Penge 670 115 Bermondsey 572 27 Bexley 649 65 Borough 1,447 155 Brentford 433 72 Brixton 3,686 611 Bromley 625 85 Camberwell 2,104 277 Camden Town 1,778 295 Canning Town 1,614 82 City of London 640 200 Croydon 2,401 214 Dagenham 1,237 67 Deptford 1,565 110 Ealing 1,327 248 East Ham 1,142 65 Enfield 634 55 Erith 582 60
Employment Exchanges Men aged 18 and over Women aged 18 and over Feltham 345 58 Finchley 565 100 Fulham 1,664 268 Hackney 2,423 261 Hammersmith 3,391 539 Harrow 912 139 Hayes 479 86 Hendon 573 132 Holloway 2,158 288 Hornchurch 590 40 Hotel and Catering Trades 165 54 Hounslow 738 90 Ilford 1,377 180 King's Cross 1,226 141 Kingston 958 68 Lewisham 2,327 306 Leyton 2,596 257 Mill Hill 382 53 Orpington 531 34 Poplar 1,478 88 Richmond 720 137 Romford 1,129 99 Ruislip 389 66 St. Marylebone 2,013 529 Shoreditch 754 70 Sidcup 694 74 Southall 553 130 Stepney 2,000 107 Stratford 1,420 87 Sutton 864 71 Tooting 2,367 333 Tottenham 1,396 106 Uxbridge 482 56 Wembley 721 71 Westminster 1,194 334 Willesden 2,131 456 Wimbledon 1,031 134 Wood Green 1,349 212 Woolwich 1,689 242 88W
Careers Offices Boys under 18 Girls under 18 Acton 18 19 Balham 38 26 Barbican 55 10 Barking 24 15 Barkingside 17 13 Barnet 8 10 Beckenham and Penge 17 7 Bexley 26 20 Brixton 171 83 Bromley 25 5 Camden Town 54 22 Carshalton 21 8 Catford 70 34 Central London 11 2 Chingford 2 3 Chiswick 5 13 Clapham Junction 56 33 Croydon 73 36 Dagenham 63 29 Ealing 37 15 Edmonton 15 11 Elephant and Castle 73 20 Eltham 31 21 Enfield 21 20 Erith 10 17 Feltham 19 12 Friern Barnet 9 10 Fulham 43 14
Careers Offices Boys under 18 Girls under 18 Greenford 52 32 Hackney 63 42 Harold Hill 20 16 Harrow 39 16 Hayes 11 7 Hendon 17 6 Holloway 104 60 Hornchurch 16 14 Hornsey 24 11 Hounslow 26 7 Ilford 31 4 Kingston 32 13 Lewisham Way 55 18 Leyton 29 18 Merton 7 9 Mitcham 13 6 Newham East 47 35 Newham Central 81 64 Orpington 29 7 Paddington 63 23 Peckham 53 35 Poplar 41 19 Putney 28 20 Rainham 16 10 Richmond 12 11 Romford 24 15 Ruislip 19 7 Sidcup 21 4 Southgate 8 4 Stepney 90 21 Sutton 8 4 Tottenham 54 16 Twickenham 7 4 Uxbridge 19 16 Walthamstow 11 6 Wembley 9 10 West Drayton 19 12 West London 74 46 Willesden 47 29 Woodford 4 2 Woolwich 86 39 The total number registered as unemployed in Greater London was 87,587 and the rate of unemployment was 2.0 per cent.