[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Coleford U.D.C.
- Coleford (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1915
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Coleford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![}jledlcal Oy\ce\?’s Heyoigt. Gentlemen, I have the honour of presenting to you my Annual Report for 1915 as iMedical Officer of the Coleford Urban District. Coleford Urban District consists of the Town of Coleford, to- gether with the surrounding districts of Berry Hill, portions of the Lane End, Milk wall, Mhitecliffe, and the Scowles. The Town itself occupies a hollow in the centre of the district, Whitecliffe })eing the only portion which is on a lower level tlian that of the town. Berry Hill, the highest point, is 751 feet above sea level, Whitecliffe, the lowest point, is 375 feet, and the Town is 558 feet above sea level. The area of the District is 2,235 acres, and at the Census of 1911 the population was 2,604, occupying 566 separate dwellings. This number is divided among the different localities approximate!}^ tlius :—The Scowles, 256; Lane End, 574; Jlerry Hill, 247; Pool- way, 50; Whitecliffe, 133; iMilkwall, 192; and Coleford, 1,172. The Registrar estimates the present po])ulation at 2,577. The District lies on the edge of the Forest of Dean Coalfield, the outcrop of the coal measures dividing it into two almost equal parts on a line running roughly in a North and South direction. The eastern half lies above the coal measures, and has a clay soil, while the Western half lies above the iron ore and limestone measures. The natural drainage of the District is towards three small valleys, which radiate from the Town, one running almost due east one north-east, and the other north-west. The streams which flow from these depressions unite within the Town to form the brook which leaves the Town at the southern end, and, after passing through Whitecliffe, eventually finds its way into the Wye. The chief industries carried on in the District are coal-mining, quarrying, iron-mining, and agriculture. No trades specially in- jurious to health are carried on. The only works of any importance in the Town are the Printing Works,](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29119613_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
