[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitstable U.D.C.

  • Whitstable (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Whitstable U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The lowest level of the district is 9*9 O.D. and the highest 222 O.D. The mean level of the sea walls in the lower part of the old town is l6 feet above ordnance datum. The climate is dry and bracing, with an excellent reputation for the treatment of respiratory diseases. The prevailing wind is South Westerly, except during the first three months of the year when winds can he cold and keen from an easterly and north easterly direction. For the remainder of the year it is very sunny and warm (A.R.1930). The town has a few light industries such as furniture making, the building trade, motor engineering, etc., with some fishing and harbour traffic. The Oyster Fisheries are a prominent and important local feature. Many of the local papulation find employment in London, the Medway towns and Canterbury, and railway links are of importance to the town. The building of the Sir William Uottidge Secondary School during the year was a progressive development. STATISTICAL DATA The area of the Urban District, excluding foreshore, is 7,640 acres. The area between high water mark ordinary tide and low water mark ordinary tide is 2,333 acres (see A.R.1930). The number of inhabited dwellings is estimated at 6930. The rateable value has risen to £130>094, an increase of £2,910 in the year. The product of a Id Rate has risen to £397» The population in mid 1931 was estimated by the Registrar General as being 16,870* of which 1,270 were 0-4 years of age, 2,127 were 3-14 years, and 13*473 aged 13 and over. The Census figures do slightly better for us and are shown below. Male Female Total 1931 5.983 7,974 13*991 1951 7.833 9*704 17,467