[Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Bucklow R.D.C., Northwich R.D.C., Knutsford U.D.C., Middlewich U.D.C., Winsford U.D.C., Biddulph U.D.C.

  • Bucklow (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1896
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Credit: [Report 1896] / Medical Officer of Health, Bucklow R.D.C., Northwich R.D.C., Knutsford U.D.C., Middlewich U.D.C., Winsford U.D.C., Biddulph U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Summary.—The comparison of 1896 with 1895 is uniformly favourable to 1896. This ought to be an encouragement to the Council to persevere in the path of Sanitary Reform. Pure air, pure water, unpolluted soil, and unadulterated food go a long way towards securing a good Health-Return. T. W. H. GARSTANG. . Medical Officer of Health. January 26th, 1897. Extract from COUNTY RETURN for 1896, shewing position of BIDDULPH AS COMPARED with 34 other Urban Districts. (N.B.—Biddulph has a larger acreage, in proportion to population, than any other Urban District except one). Best of 35 Districts. Worst of 35 Districts. The Biddulph figure. Place of Biddulph in the list. Birth-Rate ... .... 491 22*8 38’1 15 Death-Rate .. 12*5 26-9 15*9 8 Zymotic Death-Rate 0-5 60 3-8 27 Deaths under 1 year to 1000 births 69 288 144 10