Report on the state of Lancaster / by Richard Owen.

  • Owen, Richard, Sir, 1804-1892.
Date:
1845
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Credit: Report on the state of Lancaster / by Richard Owen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    REPORT on .he SANATORY CONDITION of LANCASTER. By Richard Owen, Esq. “ Lancaster is pleasantly situated on the south bank of the l iver Lune “the town, being; built on rising ground, is remarkable for cleanliness; this, and its proximity to the coast, render its air pure and salubrious, and there is a plentiful supply of good water from the springs.”* The sanatory condition of such a town might be expected to be on a par with the best that has been hitherto determined on the basis of accurate registration. The following Tables, which have been carefully prepared for the present Report by Mr. Grant, Superintendent Registrar of the District, demonstrate an average age at death below that which might have been anticipated from the great natural advantages of the town, where such low average appears not to have been suspected, or to have attracted little attention. The term “town,” used in this and the other Tables, comprises the townships of Lancaster and Skirton (the gaol and lunatic asylum being- excluded), and has an area of 2260 acres. The population of Skirton numbers 1665, and with the exception of a small proportion, which is agricultural, is similar to the population of Lancaster. Table I. Population. Town .... 14,571 Suburban and Rural 18,876 33,447 Gentry, Professional Persons, and] Families ...... Tradesmen and their Families Farmers ditto ditto . . Artisans ditto ditto . . Agricultural Labourers and Familie General Labourers ditto Factory Hands ditto , Weavers—Hand-loom ditto , Wool-combers ditto . Fishermen ditto . Paupers in Workhouse . . . Averages and Totals . . , Average Age at Death of all who have died. Average Age at Death of all who have died above 21 Years. Suburb Suburb Town. and Rural. Total. Town. 'and Rural. Total. 50-26 49-59 49*94 61*3 65*25 63*07 30-2-2 33-63 31*38 | 52*01 56*06 53*49 51-66 46-39 46*71 70*36 65*25 65*57 26*04 30-84 27*28 53*24 54*55 53*62 33-05 32*61 32-77 52*81 55*74 55*58 23-01 24-87 23-37 55*64 54*92 55*49 15*34 13*77 14-8 39*67 43*12 40*65 • • 29*57 29*57 • » 57*1 57*1 • • 16*14 16*14 • • 39*12 39*12 • • 25*01 25*01 • • 52*05 52-05 40-18 49*28 43*38 60*29 68-95 63-51 27-87 35*04 31*89 54*44 58*95 57*15 ‘“ Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town of Lancaster,” 8vo. 180/, p. 60. The spring water is hard. The cleanly aspect of the town is height ened by the effect of the white and variegated sandstone of which the houses of the principal streets are mostly built. B