[Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Margate Borough.

  • Margate (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1946
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Credit: [Report 1946] / Medical Officer of Health, Margate Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GENERAL INFORMATION AREA. Excluding foreshore, 6,932 acres. The Charter of Incorporation for the Borough of Margate was granted on the 29th July, 1857, since when four Extension Acts and Orders have been passed, viz., 1877, 1894, 1913 and 1935, when the increased areas were respectively :— acres 1877 1894 1913 1935 955 1,549 2,463 7,895 (including 963 acres foreshore) POPULATION. The pre-war population of the Borough was 39,470. This fell during the war to 14,390 in 1942 and since that time there has been a gradual return to normal conditions, the estimated mid-year population for 1946 being 35,100. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. Margate is situated on the North-East coast of Kent in the Isle of Thanet, 72 miles from London and 16 miles from Canterbury.