[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Chatham Borough.
- Chatham (Kent, England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1913
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Chatham Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SUMMARY OF VFrAr. STATISTK’S, i9r3. Area in Acres 4443'298 Popiilatioii (Uensiis 1911) 42,250 ,, (estimated) 43,450 Births registered I'FS.S Birth Rate per 1,000 26 Xet Deaths registered ^74 D ate Rate per 1,000 13‘2 Zvmotic Death Rate t'i Phthisis Death Rate i‘3 Infantile Mortality per t,ooo Births 103 Xumher of occupied houses (1912, 9,596).., 9-574 Annual Rateal)le Value ^[72,710 Total Rates in the ;£ 8s. 9(1. A id. Rate produces ^633 A.-NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT. The Borough of Chatham is situated on the southern hank of the River hledwav. On the north it is boiinded hv the Citv of Rochester, V , J and (311 the east by the Borough of Oillingham, thus being the centre of three urban districts, the division of which is of an arbitrary character, the three towms merging into one large populous industrial community pivoted on the Xaval and Military prosperity of Chatham and its DocTyard. Owing to its boundaries, the development of the town ('an only take pla('e to the south-west and the south-east, and there is steady progress in these directions. Owing tO' the hilly nature of the district much of the town, and especiallv its older parts, lies in the hollows, whilst newer dwellings occupy more elevated and open ])ositions. Geologically, the Borough is on the chalk formation, and in the Luton District there is a bed of clay or biT'k earth with a varying depth of overlving loam. Chatham ('ontains many old houses in streets of narrow width, but I think that each year sees a diminution of dwellings whic'h are less and less able to conform to ne('essarv and reasonable standards of j habitability. The newer propertv has invariably open spac'e at the rear, and in many cases in front, f'he ('hief centre of industry is the Do('kvard. and it is the Dockyard which gives life to everything else. Beyond a few clothing factories and minor industries, there are trades- men supplying the ordinary requirements of the population, a large number of soldiers and sailors, casual labourers, and a fair number of retired naval, military and civil servants. The clothing factories give em])loyment to many females, either as factory hands or out- workers.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29098920_0011.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
