[Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough.

Wigan (England). County Borough Council.

Date:: 1963

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Credit: [Report 1963] / Medical Officer of Health, Wigan County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Ministry of Labour Remploy Factory caters for the disabled who are able to perform useful work. In the latter part of the year the Ordnance factory at Beech Hill which has been unused for many years was re-opened by Tupperware, a plastic mould¬ ing firm of international repute. In addition the availability of female labour in the town has prompted the opening of more small factories for the machining of garments. The number of elderly citizens in the community is increasing. Many young married people, particularly in Social Classes III and IV, are moving out to the less congested dormitory areas on the periphery of the town. From here many return daily to seek their living in Wigan and invariably they use the facilities available in the Borough for education, recreation and shopping.