[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Grange-over-Sands U.D.C.

  • Grange-over-Sands (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1959
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Credit: [Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Grange-over-Sands U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    GRMGE-OVER-SANDS URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR THE YEAR 1959 Town Hall, Ulverston. October, I960. To the Chairman and Members of the Grange-over-Sands Urban District Council. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I have the honour to present to you the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959• GENERAL STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. Area (in acres) 1,834 Population - Census 1951 3*028 - Registrar General's Estimate of home population, mid 1959 2,830 Number of inhabited houses 1 ,145 Rateable Value £58,555 Sum represented by a penny rate £221 The Urban District of Grange-over-Sands is situated on the northern shore of the estuary of the River Kent which forms part of Morecambe Bay. It is a residential town and holiday resort. VITAL STATISTICS. The principal vital statistics for 1959 and for the preceding five years are given on page two. Only 14 births were registered, 7 being females and 7 males. Approximately 85% of dearths were in persons of 65 years of age and over. The main causes of death were:- Disea.se of the Heart and Circulation 19, Vascular lesions of the Nervous System 19 and Cancer 6. -1-