[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Richmond (Yorkshire) Borough.

  • Richmond (North Yorkshire, England). Borough Council.
Date:
1935
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Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Richmond (Yorkshire) Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The inhabited portion of the district at the highest points, viz.:—Pilmoor Hill on the East and Hurgill Es¬ tate on the West are respectively about 625 and 700 O.D. Quaker Lane, which runs horizontally through the district, is 453. The Market Square is 450 and the River Swale 320. It will thus be seen from these levels that Richmond is situated ideally for the disposal of sewage and collection of surface water. The town itself is chiefty residential; there is, however, a Paper Mill which used to employ some 20 hands; at the present time it is not working. The rest of the Borough is Agricultural, the chief occupation being Sheep and Cattle breeding, pasturage and the cultivation of meadow land. With the exception of overcrowding already referred to, the social conditions and occupations of the inhabitants are not unfavourable to the general health. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births Legitimate Illegitimate Total .. 115 5 Males 52 3 Females gQ | Birth Pate 22,08 per }- 1000 of the estimated 2 ) resident population 120 55 65 Still Births :— Legitimate Illegitimate 11 1 4 1 7 ) Rate per 1000 total (live ' and still) births ml j 90.9 12 5 7 Death . 65 26 30 Death rate 11.9 per 1000 of the estimated resident population The corrected Death Rate was 12.3 (Factor for correction 1.03).