[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston U.D.C.

  • Bilston (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Bilston U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and close to that of the thick coal. South of ^ beneath the thick coal also run closf^ to and parallel to tuat seam namely, the Heathen, New Mine, Fireclaj^ and Bottom Coals^ They are also developed, but not so fully, north of the Lanesfield fault but on the N.E. limb of the syncline, owing to the very of the beds, the Heathen is a quarter of a mile and the New Mine two miles from the -thick coal. Intermediate beds have had great commercial value, especially the gobbins, ironstone and the fireclay but they are not worked now in this part of the district. The coal outcrops have long been -nmrked out; that at Claycroit was worked 15 years ago. Population.—The population at the Census 1911 was 25,681 (12 804 males and 12,87 females). The figures for the Census 1891 were 2.3,453, and for 1901, 24,034. Calculating from this basis ivith the “ factor ” supplied by the Begistrar-General (0.9888), the esti- mated population at the middle of the year 1914 is 26,254. The area of the district is 1.867 acres ; the number of inhabited houses according to the Census 1911, is 5,281. Thus the average number of persons per acre being 13.7 and per house 4.8. The number of inhabited houses is estimated to be 5,470, most of the houses void at the time of the Census being now- occupied. The rateable value of the district is about £83,000. The General District Rate is 4s. and the Poor Rate 5s. 4d. in the pound. The amount of money spent on poor relief, outdoor, during 1914 was £3,030. The following Table gives the population of each Ward at various ages, and distinguishing sex. Census 1911. Ages. Bradley Ward. Ettingshall Ward. High Town Ward. Now Town Ward Town Hall tVard. Total ot lilstonU.D. MalesiF’ales Males F’ales Males Tales Males F’ales Males Tales lilales F'ales All ages ... 2114 '‘2092 2428 j 2408 2527 2484 3105 'j3127 •2630 2766 ]‘2804|l2877 Under 1 year 64 1 73 73 80 57 i 1 64 89 i 1 92 73 70 356 ! 379 1 One & under 5 years ... 208 , 251 •250 •270 •269 ' •251 359 j 334 •244 2,58 1330 1364 b years & un- der If) years 500 .524 566 554 568 .592 564 741 557 542 2855 -2953 1 1.5 y’rs & un- der ‘25 years 389 308 i 455 437 503 444 570 596 488 543 2405 ‘2388 25 y’rs & un- der 65 j^ears 870 ' 789 1010 970 1048 1010 13-23 1-229 1164 1-220 5415 5218 6.‘) y’rs k un der 80 year' 79 ' 81 67 91 76 112 96 J 1-23 93 1-23 411 1 .530 80 years and upwards .. 4 i 6 7 6 6 i 11 4 1 1-2 11 10 32 1 45