[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochford R.D.C.

  • Rochford (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Rochford R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Area (acres) Resident Population mid. 1948 1931 c e ns us p o p ul ati o n (post County review) I Number of inhabited houses at 1931 census (post County review) Estimated number of houses at the end of 1948 The Rateable value of the District for the half-year ended 31st Marcn, 1948, was 36,080 ... (land and inland waters) 18,550 ... (estimated by Registrar General) 13,969 ... (6,864 males, 7,105 females) > - ... 4,250 5,999 £104,475 Product of a penny rate, year ended 31st March, 1948 ... £417 0s. 4d. Social Conditions. A large proportion of the adult- population is engaged in agriculture, and owing to the railway facilities an increasing number of people engaged in business in Greater London reside in the district. The brick making industry is resuming its pre-war activity Consideration is being given to the question of the establishment of light industry within the District. The industries carried on in the district cannot be said to be detrimental to the health of those engaged therein.