[Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough.

  • Penzance (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1937
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Credit: [Report 1937] / Medical Officer of Health, Penzance U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [3] Section A.—Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area. Area 3,578 acres. Registrar-General’s estimate of resident population, mid-1937, 19,160. Number of inhabited houses (end of 1937) according to rate books, 5,892. Rateable value ^ 115,297- Sum represented by a penny rate, £450. Social Conditions and Industries. The Borough, comprising as it does the villages of Mousehole Newlyn, Heamoor and Gulval together with the town of Penzance, is busy throughout the whole year in a variety of pursuits. The natural beauties of the coastline and immediate hinterland together with the increased facilities provided for sport and entertainment, make this a popular holiday centre during the summer months, while even in winter the district still has an attraction for those who seek a mild climate. The chief occupations of the inhabitants are fishing and associated industries, dairy farming, market gardening and flower farming, shop keeping and the housing of visitors, while Penzance is a very import¬ ant market town and shopping centre for the extreme west of the County. The Great Western Railway, and works in connection with the Docks and Harbours; the Penlee Stone Quarry, the Steam Laundry, Box Factory and the Fish Markets find employment for a considerable number of the population. There is an average number of approximately 76 cases receiving weekly out-relief in money and kind to the value of ,£29. Extracts from Vital Statistics of the Year. Live Births Legitimate Illegitimate Total. Males. Females. 214 103 ill 8 4 4 A birth rate of 11*58 per 1,000 estimated resident population. (National birth rate 14-9). Total. Males. Females. Still Births .. .. .. 13 5 8 A rate of 55*3 per 1,000 total (live and still) births. Total. Males. Females. Deaths .. .. .. .. 289 143 146 A death rate of 15-08 per 1,000 estimated resident population. (National death rate 12-4).