[Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Oswaldtwistle U.D.C.
- Oswaldtwistle (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1961
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1961] / Medical Officer of Health, Oswaldtwistle U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA. Area in Acres ... ... ... ... ... 4,885 Population (Census 1951) 12,133 „ (Estimated middle 1961). 11,990 Number of inhabited houses (according to Rate Book at the end of 1961). 4,612 Rateable Value. £118,075 Sum represented by a penny Rate ... ... £492 SOCIAL CONDITIONS AND CHIEF INDUSTRIES IN THE AREA. The occupations of the inhabitants of the township remain similar to those of previous years, namely, cotton spinning and weaving and chemical manufacturing. Some of the male popula¬ tion find employment in an adjoining area in textile machinery works. A large proportion of the female inhabitants are employed in the cotton industry. No particular occupation has been noted to have any special influence on the public health. The population according to the Census of— 1801 v\ fas 2710 1871 was 10282 1811 ,, 3512 1881 ,, 12206 1821 ,, 4960 1891 ,, 13296 1831 ,, 5897 1901 ,, 14192 1841 ,, 6643 1911 ,, 15714 1851 ,, 7654 1921 15125 1861 ,, 9246 1931 ,, 14221 1951 ,, 12133 Houses Inhabited Houses Uninhabited 1891 2753 1891 516 1901 3067 1901 297 1911 3554 1911 94 1921 3676 1921 40 1931 3859 1931 47 ] >51 4269 1951 —— 1961 4612](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29939926_0009.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
