[Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Pershore R.D.C.

  • Pershore (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1969
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Credit: [Report 1969] / Medical Officer of Health, Pershore R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SECTION A STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Area in Acres - 57,887 Registrar General's Estimate of resident population: (Census 1951 - 16,386) (Census 1961 - 17,617) Mid 1969 - 21,110 Mid 1968 - 21,200 Mid 1967 - 19,890 Number of inhabited houses: End of 1969 - 6,908 End of 1968 - 6,790 End of 1967 - 6,688 Sum represented by a penny rate - 1st April, 1969 - £3,030 Rateable Value - 1st April, 1969 - £757,610 Industries of Area: The District is mainly agricultural. There has, over the years, been a steady influx of an industrial nature, namely carbon and light engineering. Population and Acreage of Parishes: Parish Abberton Besford Birlingham Bishampton Bredicot Bredon Bredon's Norton Bricklehampton Broughton Rackett Charlton Churchill Comberton, Great Comberton, Little Cropthorne Defford Dormston Drakes Broughton 8c Wadborough Eckington Elmley Castle Fladbury Flyford Flavell Grafton Flyford Hill oc Moor Kington Naunton Beauchamp Netherton North Piddle Norton-juxta-Kempsey Peopleton Pershore Pinvin Pirton St. Peter the Great County, Worcester. Spetchley Stoulton Strensham Throckmorton Upton Snodsbury White Ladies Aston Whittington Wick Wyre Piddle Population Acreage 1951 Census196l Census 999 72 67 1383 393 270 1272 318 269 1910 309 276 399 36 28 3048 1028 1240 1106 159 155 914 186 163 386 146 136 1619 464 401 670 30 28 965 232 201 790 225 227 1518 4l6 545 1691 466 479 820 66 74 3345 559 625 2165 683 803 2062 310 310 1573 589 582 692 116 118 1680 202 144 1368 445 455 1071 111 164 1030 99 102 737 55 4l 797 110 110 1844 733 959 1539 249 265 2797 3535 5181 1053 576 546 1690 168 118 441 95 82 1012 115 116 1959 4o4 423 1970 152 181 1522 976 152 1691 314 281 1236 240 244 1048 357 390 1676 311 381 401 336 285 TOTALS 57887 16386 17617