[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Llangollen R.D.C.

  • Llangollen (Wales). Rural District Council.
Date:
1925
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    DEE VILLA, LLANGOLLEN, July, 1926. LLANGOLLEN RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL (Comprising- the Parishes of Llangollen Rural, Llantysilio and Bryneglwys). To the Chairman and Members ot the Llangollen Rural District Council. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen, I beg to present for your consideration my Annual Report on the Health of the Llangollen Rural District, together with Vital Statistics for the year ended 31st December, 1925. This, being a Survey Report, is drawn up to meet the requirements of Circular 648 (Wales) issued by the Welsh Board of Health. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area in Acres Population (Census 1921) Estimated Population (1925) ... No. of Inhabited Houses (1921)... No. of Families or Separate Occupiers (1921) Rateable Value and Sum represented by a Penny Rate ... • • Amount expended in Poor Law during 1925... 21,793. 3,778. 3,661. 890. 924. £65. £1,031 18s. 8d. The district is almost entirely agricultural in character. The River Dee runs through the centre of the district, with mountains on either side. Apart from agricultural labour, the chief occupa- tions of the inhabitants are slate quarries (2), situated on the north-western side of the district, where about 60 male hands are employed, while two brick and tile works in the district afford employment to a large number of men and boys. These occupa- tions cannot be regarded as injurious to the health of the workers as there is no underground work.