Agenda item

Report of the Commissioning and Performance Manager

The Committee received the report of the Executive Support Officer, providing an analysis of new Census 2011 data on the workday population, and an update on current workplace health activities that were taking place within the City of London Corporation.

New Census data indicated that the workday population of the City of London was 56 times higher than the resident population, and aged mainly between 20 and 50 years of age, with a higher proportion of males than females.

The majority of City workers either rented privately or own their own dwelling with a mortgage or loan. Many City workers are highly qualified. Around a third of City workers are migrants, and the population was relatively transient. Most City workers perceived themselves to be “in very good health”; however, their current health behaviours may be storing up problems for later life.

Population density in the City was 3,024 per km2 with the usual residents and

amounted to 12,426,000 per km²  with the workday population. A total of 360,075 people surveyed by Census 2011 gave a workday location within the City, of whom 359,455 represented those aged 16 and above.

The Mansion House had been booked as a venue for the Workplace Health conference; press releases and invites had been distributed; the website (www.businesshealthy.org.uk) was live, and social media was promoting the workplace health agenda in the City. The Chairman of the Health and Wellbeing Board would also host a special dinner prior to the conference, to further emphasise the City’s commitment to workplace health and wellbeing.

Members noted that because the event was being held at the Mansion House, numbers were restricted to a maximum of 150, so “open access” registration for those who have not received a personal invitation was limited.

The content of the conference was currently being formalised – the following

speakers were confirmed: Duncan Selbie (PHE) Dame Carol Black (PHE) and

the Lord Mayor, Fiona Woolf CBE. The conference would also feature a panel

discussion session, for different kinds of businesses to speak about the

benefits and issues around workplace health that they have encountered.