[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough.

  • Burnley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Burnley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT. Section 1. Natural and Social Conditions of the Area. Position—Latitude 53° 47' 30 N. and Longitude 2° 14' 30 W. Mean Height above Sea level, 405 feet. Area and Population;— The Borough is 4094-7 acres in area. The enumerated population at the 1921 census was 103,157. The Registrar General’s estimate of the population of Burnley at the 30th June, 1927 is 99,270 and is derived from the adjusted 1921 Census figures (105,300), after allowance for the births, deaths and migration, which occured between the Census date and the 30th June last. Tlie estimate for the previous year was 99,000, so that a decrease of 330 has been recorded. The number of deaths exceeded the births by 22. Occupation.—The 1921 Census return revealed the fact that there were 01,205 occupied persons over 12 years of age (35,154 males, and 20,051 females). 31,951 were employed in the cotton industry (11,734 males, and 20,217 females), and of these 23,772 or 74% were employed as cotton weavers. The sex dis- tribution of the cotton weavers was 7,445 males, 10,327 females. The other occupations included metal workers, 3,208, workers in wood and furniture 1,099, makers of textile goods and articles of dress 1,408, persons employed in transport and communication 2,000, builders, bricklayers, stone and slate workers 1,008, mining and quarrying occupations 3,107. Baths.—There are three Public Baths owned by the Corporation. The number of attendances during the year ended 31st March, 1928, was 198,453 Poor Law Relief.—The total amount of Out-door Relief exjxjnded in Burnley during the year was £2S,ir)8. The weekly average number of persons in receipt of Out-relief was 1,900, comprising 857 families; 502 were in receipt of in-door relief.