[Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, East Retford U.D.C. / Borough.

  • East Retford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / Medical Officer of Health, East Retford U.D.C. / Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    At a census of 19 il, the population was found to be 13,385, at that of 1901, 12,385, so that in normal times the natural increas - would have given a population for this year of 14, 638. I'he Registrar General has estim- ated the ])opulation to he 13,361, and this year gives only one estimate for the calculation of l)oth birth and death rates. It will thus be seen that the loss to the town by war and other causes has been estimated at 1,277 persons. Aly own estimate, founded on pre-war ligures, modified by local knowledge, fixes the total at 13,758. Physical Feature.§ and Genera! Character. The town is situated in the midst of undulating country and lies somewhat in a hollow. The western portion is built on the^red sandstone, the eastern on the clay. The River Idle flows through the town and there is a bed of alluvial deposit on which some portion is built. The Idle is a tributary of the Trent which it joins at Stockwith. For a portion of its course through the town the river is banked up and occasionally rises to a higher level than the surrounding land, and portions of the town wouldTe frequently flooded were it not for the artificial banks. In the main, the population is dependent on agricul- ture and matters ancillary thereto. A well attended market is held every Saturday for the sale of agricultural Produce and a cattle market is held every Monday. There are some iron works, a wire making works, an indiarubber factory, paper mill, and a large dyeing and cleaning works, at all of which a considerable number of hands are employed and in addition there are a large number of men employed on the railway. A good many women and girls are employed on the land in the town and surrounding country at market gardening.