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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![Gloucester is the most iiilaiid port in the kingdom. Tlie Gloucester Docks, whicli belong to the Shfirpness New Docks and Gloucester and Birmingham NaA’igation Company, are connected with the River Severn at Gloucester and at Sharpness by a ship canal, 16 miles in length, free from locks, except at each end, and capable of passing ships of nearly 1,000 tons (registered) burden. 'Fhe Park and Spa ])leasure grounds contain an area of about 21 acres, and the S])a has long been noted for its \alual»le wells of saline and chalyl)eate waters, which an* highly prizeil for their medicinal (pialilies. 'I'he county museum and the schools of science and art constitute the chief centre for art, scieutitic and techincid instruction, l)Oth for the county and city of Gloucester. Tlie ])rincipal schools of the city an*, for boys, the Cry[)t Grammar School, the Kings or (V)llege. Schools, Sir Thomas Rich's Schools, and the County School at Hempsted, near Gloucester; for girls, the Endowed School, and the County School at the Si>a. There is also a Theoloji'ical Colleo’e in connection with the Cathedral. rr* tr> The Gloucester General lutlrmarv, tlu* C'hildreii’s Hospital, and the Dispensary, are large and important institutions. New public baths of a veiw complete character, inchuling Turkish baths, two large swimming baths, and first and second-class private baths for both sexes, have just been provided and opened, at a cost of about 12,000/. New municipal buildings are now being completed, at a cost of about 25,000/. During the last 15 years many public improvements have been carried out, and the .sanitary condition of the city is, generally speaking, very good. The death-rate, which in 1875 was 24*6 per 1,000, has been steadily reduced, and in 1890 was only 15‘2. The zymotic death rate has been reduced from 3*5 per 1,000 in 1875, to 1'5 in 1890.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28045506_0085.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
