[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City.

  • Durham (England). City Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, Durham City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ANNUAL REPORT. Natural and Social Conditions of tbe District. 1. POPULATION. At the igii Census the population was found to be 17,750. For the year 1920 the Registrar General has estimated the population of the City, for Births and for Deaths, at 16,717. 2. PHYSICAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE DISTRICT. The area of the District (inclusive of area covered by water) is 1,065 acres. The District is a very hilly one. The subsoil is mainly of clay, but owing to the natural fall towards the river there is not much dampness of soil. 3. SOCIAL CONDITIONS, Etc. The chief occupation of the inhabitants is mining. Many of the miners live in the town and work at the collieries surrounding the town. The miners are subject to the usual diseases connected with that industry. t'