[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough.

  • Newcastle-under-Lyme (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION A. Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area. The area of the Borough is 8,882 acres. Population, etc. The Registrar-General's estimate of the population for 1936 is 61,200. The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1936 accord¬ ing to the rate books was 17,680. Rateable Value, etc. The rateable value of the Borough is £273,432 and one penny rate in the £ (General Rate) produces £975, exclusive of voids, etc. Social Conditions. The following industrial undertakings are situated within the district :— Coal Mines ... ... ... 5 Ironstone Mines ... ... 1 Brick Yards ... ... 19 Chemical Works ... ... .3 Wagon Works ... ... 1 Colour Works ... ... 1 Engineering Works ... 1 Tar Macadam Works ... 3 Bone Works ... ... 1 Slag Works... ... ... 2 Cotton Factory ... ... 1 Clothing Factory ... ... 1 Fustian Mills ... ... 2 Paper Mills... ... ... 1 Saw Mills ... ... ... 1 Pottery . 1 Laundries ... ... ... 2 Foundries ... ... ... 4