[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C.

  • Castleford (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Castleford U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    URBAN DISTRICT OF CAS Annual Health Report, 1925. To THE Chairman and ]\[embers of the Urban District Council. Gentlemen, I have the honour of placing before you my twelfth Annual Report, being a report on the health of your District for the year ending 31st December, 1925, and also a survey of public health matters during the past five years as required by the Ministry of Health. NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. Area . . 5(i4 acres. Population (at Census of 1921) .. .: 24,185 Estimated population (1925) .. .. 24,940 The town of Castleford is situate in the valley of the River Aire near its confluence with the River Calder, and forms a natural drainage area for the higher districts surrounding. It has but a moderate altitude, ranging from 37 ft. in the lower parts to 105 ft. above sea level, O.D., in the higher parts. The subsoil varies from clay to gravel and sand overlying shakes and sandstones on the upper coal formation.