[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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    people to still further reduce overcrowding which is prevalent and to abolish slum property. Natural and Social Conditions of the Area. Area (in Acres) Land and Inland Water Land Population (Census, 1931) Population (Mid-year, 1935) estimated Number of structurally separate dwell¬ ings occupied, 1931 2,520 2,481 4,769 5,434 975 Number of inhabited houses (end of 1935) according to Rate Books ... 1,261 Rateable Value ... ... ... ... £24,175 Actual Product of a Penny Rate, £97 Is. 6d. (cal¬ culated in accordance with the Produce of Rates and Precept Rules, 1929). Rateable Value per head of population, £6 5s. 9d. The Borough of Richmond is situated in the North Riding of Yorkshire on the banks of the River Swale in a circular bend which the river takes. It extends East and West to an approximate distance of 3 miles. It is 5/6 of a mile in width throughout its most populated part, whilst its Rural portion extends to 14 miles. It has an area of 2,481 acres and is bounded by the Rural District of Richmond on all sides. The soil to the East and South-East is gravel; to the West it is sandy ; and to the North and North-East calcareous. The Town is for the most part built of stone. The surface is hilly, this causing many parts of it to be very steep. The altitude above the sea-level of the different parts in feet is as follows, viz. :— The Beacon, which is the highest point, 1,048.