[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Atherton U.D.C.

  • Atherton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Atherton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area in acres—2,265. Population—Census, 1931—19,989 (9,604 males, 10.385 females). (Children under five years of age—1,377). Estimated Population (middle 1938) 20,590. Number of inhabited houses (Census 1931)—4.701. Number of inhabited houses at end of 1938 according to Rate Books—5,835. Number af families or separate occupiers (Census 1931)—5,000. Rateable Value Jt'97,379. Sum represented by a penny rate L‘369. The social conditions of the inhabitants are mainly industrial, and the chief occupations are Coal Mining, Cotton Spinning, Nut and Bolt Manufacturing and the Lancashire United Transport and Power Company. There is no evidence of the influence of any particular occupations on public health, nor has there been any unusual or excessive mortality during the year. 2 GENERAL PROVISIONS OF HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AREA. Hospitals Available. (a) Infectious Diseases. The Isolation Hospital at Astley is available for the treatment of Infectious Diseases, including Small-pox. This hospital serves for eight constituent authorities and the governing body is the Leigh Joint Hospital Board. (b) General Medical and Surgical. The Hospitals in Manchester, Salford, Bolton and Leigh are available for cases from this area.