[Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Drayton (Union) R.D.C.

  • Drayton (Shropshire, England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1909
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Credit: [Report 1909] / Medical Officer of Health, Drayton (Union) R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL OF DRAYTON. ANNUAL REPORT OP THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR 1909. To the Rural District Council of Drayton. Gentlemen,— I have the honour of presenting my Annual Report upon the health of your District for the year ending 31st December, 1909. The birth-rate, death-rate, infant mortality rate, and the zymotic death-rate are all higher than the average. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. The Rural Sanitary District of Drayton com- prises an area of upwards of 51,000 acres, situ- ated in the great central plain of England. The general elevation of the district is about 300 feet. The district extends from the parishes of Adderley and Norton-in-Hales on the North, to the parish of Woore on the North-East, where the three counties, Cheshire, Staffordshire, and Shropshire join; to the South, as far as and in- cluding the parishes of Hinstock and Child's Ercall, and the villages of Eaton and Little Bolas in Stoke parish. On the East it is bounded by the River Tern and the parish of Cheswardine. On the West it extends to and includes the vil- lage of Stoke-upon-Tern, the parish and village of Hodnet, and the hamlet of Marchamley. Near the centre of the district is the town of Market Drayton, with the township of Little Drayton adjoining, and the parish of Moreton Say. The formation throughout is the new red sandstone, which attains its greatest elevation in England in the Hawkstone Hills, near the Western limit of the district. The River Tern in its winding course to the Severn drains the greater portion of the district. The land in general contour is level, well watered, highly cultivated, and there are some finely timbered estates The population is chiefly employed in agricultural pursuits. VITAL STATISTICS. POPULATION.—The population of the Rural Sanitary District of Drayton at the last census (1901) was 11.708. The estimated population at the middle of 1909 was 11,510. The natural in- crease of population (that is the excess of births over deaths registered in the year) was 97. The area of the District (exclusive of area covered by water) is 51,384 acres. The number of inhabited houses was 2,655, and the average number of persons in each house was 4.4 at the last census. MARRIAGES. — The number of marriages registered during the year in the whole district was 84. compared with 78 in 1908, 79 in 1907, ami 102 m 1906. BIRTHS.—The births registered in 1909 were 294, of which 19 were illegitimate. The birth- rate was 25.5 per 1,000 of the estimated popula tion, against an average rate of 24 8 for the nre- vious ten years.