[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C.
- Exmouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Exmouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![REPORT Red vers, Exmoiith, March 30th, 1926. To the Chairman and Members of the Exmonth Urban ' District Council. Gentlemen, I beg to present the annual report for 1925. It is a “ survey ” report, that is to say, a report containing more detailed information than that furnished by the usual annual report, and the instructions issued by the Ministry of Health require such a report to be issued every five years. The subjects dealt with fall under the following mam heads ;— 1. —Natural and Social Conditions of the Area. 2. —General Provision of Health Services in the Area. 3. —Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. 4. —Housing. 5. —Inspection and Supervision of Food. 6. —Prevalence of and Control over. Infectious Diseases. 7. —Maternity and Child Welfare. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area (in acres), 5,295. Estimated population (1925), 13,240. The physical features and general character of the area are as follow :— The town is situated upon the Eastern shore of the Estuary of the Exe. The greater part of the town stands u])on the slope of a hill facing South West, the higher portion rising to an elevation of 200 feet above sea level. The soil of the higher parts of the town rests on marl, overlying the new red sandstone, having a gentle slope to the sea, the lower part on sand and alluvial deposit. The climate is remarkable for its equability and sunshine is](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29199839_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
