[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Kendal Borough.

  • Kendal (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Kendal Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BOROUGH OF KENDAL. Annual Report of the Medical-Officer-of-Health for the Year endinq December 31st. 1925. Area (acres) 2,700 Population (census 1921) . . •• I4*I46 Population estimated 1925 14,230 Number of inhabited houses (census 1921) Number of families or separate occupiers 3>366 (census 1921) 3,4IQ Rateable Value • • ^94*499 Sum represented by a Penny Rate £336 Kendal is picturesquely placed on the River Kent and is irregularly built, the greater part being on the west bank, on ground rising up to the limestone eminence of Kendal Fell, in a series of terraced streets, varying in height from 137 to 350 feet above ordnance. The buildings, on the east bank are situated on undulating lowlands rising from 137 to 200 feet contour. The dale of Kendal runs North and South; the cl of the eastern boundary varies from 500 to 600 feet, and consists of silurian rocks, that of the western boundary being from 300 to 600 feet and composed of Carboniferous limestone. Alluvium deposits occupy the small northern area of the borough. The climate is mild and the rainfall about 50 inches. Kendal is a market town serving an agricultural area within a radius of eight miles. In addition there are a number of industries which afford occupation to the inhabitants, the chief of which are: Boot and Shoe Manufactory. Woollen Mills. Engineering Works. Iron Foundries. Shaft and Handle Manufactories. Hosiery, Blouse and Shirt Manufactories. Tobacco Manufactories. Breweries. None of these trades have any particular influence on Public Health.