Municipal hygiene and demography.
- International Congress of Hygiene and Demography
- Date:
- 1892
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Municipal hygiene and demography. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.
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![In addition to the foregoing, the Corporation are the possessors of a Hill (Rednal Hill, 32 acres), part of the Lickey Hills, a low range of about 900 feet in height, situated about eight miles from the City on the south-west. This hill was about to be let in lots on building leases when the Society for the Preservation of Open Spaces (T. Grosvenor Lee, Hon. Sec.), stepped in, and through its efforts sufficient subscriptions were raised for the purchase of nearly the^ whole Hill which has since been transferred to the Corporation. Another hill in the same range. Bilberry Hill (36a. 3r. 3p.), has been lea,sed to the Corporation by Lord Windsor for a period of 21 years at a nominal rent. Both hills will be preserved in their natural state. Baths.—There are four sets of baths belonging to the Cor23oration, the first of which was opened in 1851. Each suite consists of first and second class baths and 2>rivate baths. There is also an open-air bath, and two sets of Turkish baths. The total number of persons using the swimming baths last year was 318,955, and of persons using the Turkish baths, 7,992. Markets.—The markets consist of a market hall, fish market, dead meat market, covered vegetable market, cattle, sheej), jjig, and horse markets, hay and straw markets, and several open-air vegetable and general markets. Their total cost (including 12,500/. jjurchase of market rights from the lord of the manor) was 235,000/. A further expendi- ture of about 60,000/. is contemplated in providing a new dead meat market and public slaughter-houses, and 12,500/. for the erection of a new pig market. The total income for the year ending 31st March 1891, wa.s 20,854/. I7s. Q>d. ; and the total expenditure 15,125/. 10^. 7c/. ,• yielding a net income of 5,729/. 6s. 11c/. Education.—By the CorjDoration (Consolidation) Act, 1883, the limit of the Free Library Bate was removed, and power was given to the Cor]3oration to establish a Municipal School of Art and to provide funds for the maintenance of the Art Gallery. Towards the erection of a School of Art. Miss Ryland gave 10,000/., Messrs. Richard and George Tangye 10,000/., and Mr. Cregoe Colmore gave the land Avorth 14,000/. The school was 02>ened in 1885. In connexion with it there are 11 branch schools in various jjarts of the town. The total number of students on the books at end of 1890 Avas 2,456. The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery was o^Aened in 1885. There is on A’ieAv here a collection of oil paintings, water colour draw- ings, sketches, &c., as Avell as a large collection of iron and other metal Avork, stone, ivory, and Avood carvings, tapestry, textiles, jcAvellery, &c. An Art and Ratnral History Collection is also open to the jDuhlic at Aston Hall. The total number of visitors at both these places was 825,601 during the year 1890. The Art Gallery and Museum are o^jen on Sunday afternoons. A Technical School has been established by the Corporation under the Technical Instruction Act, 1889.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28045506_0024.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
