[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Palatine of Chester / Cheshire County Council.

  • Cheshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, County Council of the Palatine of Chester / Cheshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DUKINFIELD Municipal Borough. Census population, 1901—18,929. „ „ 1911—19,422. Estimated yjopulation, 1915—20,000. Ilirths- 461. ])irtli-rate per 1,000 of estimated population—23.0'. Deaths—305. Death-rate per 1,000 of estimated population—15.25. Infantile Mortality per 1,000 births—132. Death-rate from principal Zymotic diseases—.70. House Accommodation.—The house accommodation, owing to the scarcity of new buildings in recent years, is not sufficient. Much of the worst property has been demolished or remains unoccupied and very few houses have been built to replace them. The majority of the people in the town belong to the working-class and from 1906 to 1911 excellent cottage liouses were built, fitted with modern sanitary arrangements and conveniences and with plenty of air space. The number of plans submitted and passed for new houses during the year 1915 has only been four, compared with two in 1911, eight in 1913 and five in 1912 and compares unfavourably with previous years, viz. : —Thirty in 1911, 40 in 1910, 50 in 1908, 61 in 1907, 61 in 1906 and 24 in 1905. In every case the drains are thoroughly tested by the Surveyor and strict supervision is taken by him as regards structure and air space and fitness for habitation. The average inhabitants per house occupied was only 4.19 in census 1911, compared with 4.48 in 1901. A few cases of overcrowding, due to insufficient house accommodation, have been reported and elealt with during the year. We have a complete list of four- roomed houses, where eight and upwards are living and the Inspector is very assiduous in tactfully altering matters where ])racticable. We have a list of back-to-back houses and the worst class of pro})erty is kept under careful and periodical inspection and improvements and alterations are insisted upon being done wlien necessary. Population, &c. — Our estimated population is 20,000, the census returns for 1911 being 19,426. In duly, 1915, the following was the number of inhabited and crnyAy houses in the Borough :— Inhabited. Empty. 4'otal. 4694 65 ‘ 4759