[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Keighley Borough.

  • Keighley (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1963
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    Temporarily Stopped. The numbers of men and women , affected by short-time working reached the highest point in Feb- r ruary, 1963, the total being 332 men and 169 women. The ) women’s temporarily stopped register, however, fell steadily during 1 the year and with the exception of a period in September, when seventy-one women were registered as unemployed, it remained ] low. Short-time working involving men rose to 334 in May, but j was greatly reduced to four in June, and has since remained low. Included in the industries affected were Worsted Spinning and Manufacturing, Engineering, Foundries and the Building Trade, 1 where employment was suspended due to the severe weather in : the early months of the year. Total Unemployed Registers. Compared with the two previous i years, the combined Wholly Unemployed and Temporarily Stopped ; figures showed a substantial rise in unemployment early in 1963, '< but as the weather improved many workers resumed employment, [ and with the receipt of orders by engineering and textile firms, : short-time working virtually disappeared. The average rate of unemployment for men, women, boys t and girls during 1963 was 2.0% of the employed population, as ) compared with the regional rate of 2.1% and the national rate t of 2.5%. General Employment Position. At the beginning of 1963 the ) general employment situation appeared rather grave, but fortu- : nately the position steadily improved, and by June was very much J brighter. Demands for labour increased month by month and r outstanding vacancies for men rose steadily from 63 in January j to 161 in November and fell only slightly in December. Outstand- u ing demands for women also increased steadily throughout the >| year, rising from 163 in January to a peak of 245 in December, j Vacancies for boys and girls showed similar increases as the year : progressed, the highest figures being recorded in July and August. A number of redundancies occurred during the year, mainly rj in Worsted Spinning and Manufacturing, but in all cases redundant v workers obtained alternative employment. The year ended on a i much brighter note, and it is expected that 1964 will be a favour¬ able year for industry with a continuation of the present position. VITAL STATISICS. Total Male Female Kate Live Births:— Legitimate 916 479 437 Illegitimate 83 46 37 - Uncorrected 17.6 (a) Total 999 525 474 Corrected 17.6 (a) Illegitimate live births = 8.3% of total live births.