[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council.

  • Isle of Wight (England). County Council. n 83204987.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Isle of Wight County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS- The natural features of the Isle of Wight, its beauty, its healthiness and its ease of access, have made it a favourite holiday resort and, owing to the moderation of the climate, convalescents come here, particu- larly in the winter to regain their health- Apart from catering for visitors, agriculture is the main occupation, and ship and yacht building the next. There is no occupation here having a prejudical effect on health. NUMBER OF INSURED PERSONS- The numbers of insured persons in the Isle of Wight County Insurance Committee’s Register in 1926 av- eraged 27,858 against 27,402 in 1925 and 27,627 in 1924. POOR LAW RELIEF. Mr- Harrison, Clerk to the Guardians, has kindly supplied the following figures showing the number of persons in receipt of poor law relief in the Isle of Wight in December in each of the following years:— Year Indoor Outdoor Total 1921 ... 384 ... 1808 ... 2192 1922 ... 376 ... 1557 ... 1933 1923 ... 372 ... 1423 ... 1795 1924 ... 366 ... 1118 ... 1484 1925 ... 356 ... 1344 ... 1700 1926 ... 394 ... 990 ... 1384 Table I.—General Statistics. Registrar Structurally Number of Produce of Area Population General’s Separate Families or Assessable Id in the £ Sanitary Authority. Medical Officer of Health. in Acres at 1921 Estimate Dwellings Seperate Oc- Value on Assess- 1921 Census Census. of Population occupied at cupiers 1921 March, 1927 able Value for 1926. 1921 Census. Census. March 1927 I.W Rural Dist.* * * § Dr. W. S. Wallace 1 86925 30910 f 149530+ i 28660$ 6785 6878 169776 707 Cowes U.D.* ... Dr. T. A. Mayo 2 586 9995 10500 2390 2571 57127 238 East Cowes U.D. Dr. W. S. Wallace 604 4642 4771 1143 1168 21448 89 Newport M.B— Dr. W. S. Wallace 504 11031 11390 2653 2762 52424 218 Ryde M.B. Dr. L. Firman-Edwards 820 11294 10700 2735 2901 75139 313 St. Helens U.D. Dr. Hayward Carpenter 1 1941 5706 5182 1269 1371 32225 134 Sandown U.D. Dr. Hayward Carpenter 1223 7661 5428 1290 1290 43648 181 Shanklin U.D.... Dr. J. Cowper ... 798 7368 4260 1006 1085 43543 181 Ventnor U.D. ... Dr. R. T. Cooke 745 6059 5029 1238 1282 40332 168 Whole County... 94146 94666 ( 86790+ i 85920§ 20509 21308 535662 2229 *Sinee the publication of the 1921 Census figures a portion of the Rural District (approximately 675 acres with a population of about 893) ha3 been transferred to the Urban District of Cowes. fEstimated population for the purpose of calculating the birth rate. § „ „ „ „ » death rate. 1 Dr. W. S. Wallace and Dr. H. Carpenter are also Assistant County Medical Officers. 2 Ou 1st January, 1927, Dr. W. S. Wallace took over the duties of Medical Officer of Health of Cowes
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