[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Altrincham Borough.

  • Altrincham (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Altrincham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Annual Report for the Year 1948 Public Health Department, Town Hall, Altrincham. The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the Borough of Altrincham. Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen, 1 have the honour to present to you the Twelfth Annual Report of the Municipal Borough of Altrincham, dealing with the health of the Borough for the year 1948. 1. General Statistics 0 The Borough of Altrincham is situated in the northern part of Mid-Cheshire, 8 miles south-west from the centre of the City of Manchester. Altrincham is particularly fortunate in being both an industrial town and a residential area. It contains several large engineering works which are well known throughout the world and many other smaller works and factories. Most of these are sited alongside the Bridgewater Canal and are served with excellent railway facilities. The main shopping centre, which serves a much larger area than Altrincham, is well placed on the rising downs that lead into the beautiful countryside of Cheshire. A public market is held on Tuesday and Saturday of each week and is well patronised by shoppers from a very wide area. The Municipality provides Public Libraries and a Public Swimming Bath. There is an 18-hole Municipal Golf Course, tennis courts and recreation grounds, all of which provide wide open spaces in the Borough. Area 3,519 acres Population (Registrar-General’s estimate) .... 39,570 Number of inhabited houses (end of 1948) .... 11,955 Rateable Value (at 31st December, 1948) .... £299,992 Product of a penny rate £1,233 2. Vital Statistics Births The number of Live Births registered in, and allocated to, the Borough of Altrincham in 1948 is 631 (Males 328, Females 303). The number of Still Births is 8 (Males 6, Females 2). Live Births Legitimate Births Illegitimate Births Still Births Legitimate Births Illegitimate Births 602 (M. 311, F. 291) 29 (M. 17, F. 12) 6 (M. 5, F. 1) 2 (M. 1, F. 1)