[Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Penarth U.D.C.

  • Penarth (Wales). Urban District Council.
Date:
1941
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Credit: [Report 1941] / Medical Officer of Health, Penarth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PHYSICAL FEATURES. The Urban District of Penarth comprises of the parishes of Penarth, Cogan and Llandough, the latterparish havingrural Characteristics. The geological structure of the District is made up as follows:- Red and Grey Anris... 1,024 acres. Lower Lias 807 Estuarine Mud 250 Rhaeticc„0 122 Foreshore 305 n The elevation above sea level is 200 feet in the northern portion of the area, with a gentle slope to 40 feet at i southern boundary. The eastern and portion of the northern boundaries are washed by the waters of the Bristol Channel, which pursues its course towards the southern boundary, therefore any winds between a north-easterly and south-easterly point come across the channel. The district is exceptionally well wooded, its streets being for the most part avenues of trees, i/mich in the summer afford a welcome shade. It is well provided with modern public swimming baths, recreation grounds, parks, and open spaces, and possesses to the fullest extent all the conveniences and comforts so desirable in both a residential locality and a summer seaside resort, combining all the advantages of a modern well equipped town with the charm of country life and the healthy breezes of the seaside. STATISTICS AMD SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area (in acres), including 305 acres of foreshore, 2,508 Population (Census 1931)..............................17,710 Number of inhabited houses (194 ) according to rate books 4,186 Rateable Value, (1941) ,£124,679 Sum represented by Id Rate. £ 495