Die private Volksunfallversicherung in Deutschland

Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 897722027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-12837

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Brigl, Luitpold http://d-nb.info/gnd/125298307

Title:: Die private Volksunfallversicherung in Deutschland

Place of publication:: Halle (Saale)

Publisher:: Druck von Ehrhardt Karras G.m.b.H.

Year of publication:: 1918

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (55 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: I. Das Unfallversicherungsbedürfnis der breiten Volksmassen

Collection:: Economics Books

178 DORTMUND. The rapidity with which the town has grown makes the municipal administration a task of very considerable difficulty ; there are outlying districts with large industrial populations which practically form one town with Dortmund and should be included within its boundaries, but the municipal government does not care to take upon itself the additional responsibility. The town possesses its own water and electric-light works, and (like almost all large German towns) a municipal cattle market and slaughterhouse. The sanitary system appears to be good and well administered ; and there are large public baths. There is a small municipal museum, and recently a large and handsome municipal opera-house and theatre has been erected, and is at present leased. The town also possesses a pleasant park and an extensive " Stadtwald." There are no market-halls, and public markets are held in the various squares and other open spaces. The tramway service has recently passed from a private company to the municipality ; it is well organised, and appears to give general satisfaction. A Labour Bureau and a House Agency are also conducted by the municipality. Attached to the Labour Bureau there is a writing-room, which undertakes copying, addressing, &c., and in this way manages to provide some temporary occupation for unemployed clerks. One other enterprise of great importance in which the municipality has taken an active part is the Dortmund-Ems Canal, which has unquestionably rendered substantial aid to the industrial development of the town ; the municipality maintains the Dortmund “ harbour,” which does not yet pay its way, but is making rapid progress. Occupations, Wages and Hours oe Labour. Dortmund is concerned chiefly with coal-mining and with the manufacture of iron and steel, and manufactures thereof. The brewing industry is important, but it occupies, of workmen. relatively to the other industries mentioned, only a small number The following is an enumeration of the industrial undertakings in the town subject to inspection in 1906 :— Group of Trades. Building Mining and smelting Metalworking Machine, implement and apparatus making. Textiles Clothing and cleaning Printing, lithography, bookbinding, &c.... Paper Woodworking and carving Chemicals Resins, varnishes, oil, soap, candles, &c. ¡Stone and earth Food, drink and tobacco ... Leather Other... ... ... ... ... ... Total Number of Number of Workpeople. Estab lishments. Male. Female. Total. 63 6 65 66 737 — 9,772 : — 1,423 [ — 6,438 , 1 737 9,772 1,423 6,439 4 121 34 14 76 24 i 33 106 1,062 542 ! 197 56 ; 74 1,024 36 6 13 49 383 6 9 434 : 264 : 1,110 I 2,012 I 71 54 g 86 26 205 14 915 24,067 1,734 57 1,168 739 130 1,060 434 350 1,136 2,217 71 68 25,801 Thus 37*9 per cent, of all enumerated workpeople fell to the mining and smelting industry and 30*5 per cent, to the machine and metal-working industries. It should be noted that the small figure given under the heading “ Building " is due to the fact that only works connected with the building trades which rank as factories, are embraced in this return, so that the great majority of workpeople employed in these trades are excluded. The "same limitation excludes the handicrafts and a large part of the clothing trade. Two great firms in Dortmund dwarf all the others. The first of these is the Union Company, which manufactures iron and steel, steel rails, steel bodies for tramcars, railway waggons, steel bridges and roofs, &c. In 1905 it employed 5,750 officials and workmen in the works proper, and 4,610 in its

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