[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough.
- Workington (England). Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Workington Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![PHYStCAL FEATURES AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF THE AREA. The Boroiig'h of Workington lies on the coast of the Solway Firth at the month of the river Derwent, about 34 miles S.W\ of Carlisle. W^orkington is the largest town in West Cumberland, both as regards area and ])opulation. Its greatest length along the coast from North to South is about 4 miles, and its breadth from Fast to West in an inland direction is miles. The town of Workington, as far as the lay out of the streets is concerned, appears to })e a jig-saw puzzle which has not been solved. The entrances and exits to the town have not been suitably planned. This somewliat irregular arrangement of the town is partly due to the expansion and extension of its boundaries and partly due to different ownerships of land who have not worked in common to secure a definite town planning scheme. W^orkington, once a small seaport town, has now developed into an important industrial centre. Its popu¬ lation has increased from 14,350 in the vear 1881 to 27,380 in 1925. The chief industries of the town are iron and steel and coal-mining, the iron and steel works being the staple industry. As has been the case in other towns where tlie staple industry is iron and steel, Work¬ ington has sulfered for many years past from consider¬ able industrial depression and unemployment. The total amount of money paid in relief during the year 1925 to persons belonging to Workington was £17,192 lbs. 3d. (Iflliis aniS^it £12,079 lbs. 3d. was paid in outdoor relief and the lemainder in respect of unem ploy ment.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30293303_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
