[Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Brighouse Borough.

  • Brighouse (England). Council. nb2008024084.
Date:
1949
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Credit: [Report 1949] / Medical Officer of Health, Brighouse Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health tor the Year 1949 STATISTICS, SOCIAL AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. AREA (in Acres) 7.875 POPULATION: Census, 1931, 30,404. 1949 (est.) 30,760 AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS PER ACRE 3.9 NUMBER OF INHABITED HOUSES 10,698 AVERAGE NUMBER OF INHABITED HOUSES PER ACRE 1.35 AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS PER HOUSE 2.8 RATEABLE VALUE £164,492 PRODUCT OF A PENNY RATE £656 The number of persons registered at the Brighouse Employ- ment Exchange on the 31st December, 1949, was only four, all males, one of whom was a registered disabled person. During the year there was very little unemployment in the district, and Brighouse has been classed as one of the demand areas. It is possible that more workers could be imported if there were houses or lodgings available. I am indebted for this information to Mr. Bennett, the Manager of the local Employment Exchange. Climatic Conditions. The Winter of 1949/50 was mild and followed a good Summer, when even in this district where there is a large amount of atmospheric pollution, the sun came through.