[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough.

  • Barnsley (England : Unitary authority). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, Barnsley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PART I STATISTICAL AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INFORMATION For thy sake. Tobacco, I Would do any thing but die. A Farewell to Tobacco, 1. 122. Charles Lamb 1775—1834 1. Geographical Situation: Latitude 53° 33” N. Longitude 1° 29” W. 2. Elevation: 125ft. to 575 ft. 3. Area of County Borough: 7,817 acres. 4. Population: (a) Census 1961 74,650 (b) Registrar General’s estimate 74,880 (1972 mid-year) 5. Density oi Population: 9.58 persons per acre. 6. No. of inhabited houses: 25,525. 7. Rateable value at 31st December, 1972: £2,560,210. 8. Sum represented by a penny rate: £23,567. SOCIAL CONDITIONS The figures for unemployment at the end of 1972 show a significant decrease when compared with those at the beginning of the year. This is most reassuring as it suggests that the Council’s policy of encouraging industrial development is now producing recognisable effects. There is no need to emphasise in a report such as this, the value of prosperity and security to the health, both physical and mental of a close knit commun- ity such as Barnsley. The figures received relating to emploment for 1972 are as follows: At 31.12.71. At 31.12.72. Men 18 and over WU TS 2820 94 1999 — Women Total 18 and over WU TS WU TS 239 26 3059 120 242 — 2241 — WU—wholly unemployed TS—temporarily suspended