[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C.
- Cockermouth (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1910
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Cockermouth U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Area The area of the district in statute acres (exc1usi\ e of ai'ea covered by water) is 2.389 T f t. Tlie physical features and g'eneral character of tlie district remained unchanged. d'he geological torm- ation cT' the larger portions of the distinct is gravel, with Skiddaw slate and limestone on the boundary covered in parts with glacial dritts, boulder clay and waterborne sediment, sand and gravel. The town is intersected b\' two ver\' fast flowing' rivers, the Cocker which tlows from lake C'rummock and joins the other, tiie Herwent (which ilows from lakes Derwent water and Bassenthwaite), about the centre ot the town. I'he climate is \ erv variable. 'The prevailing winds are from the south west with a heavv rainfall. d'he inhabitants consist c>t retired tradespeople, persons in \aiitnis forms of busines, includiiig a ihreatl mill, brewer\', timber \'ai'd, and iron foundiA', but the maioritv are either directly tu' indireclb’ dej^endent upon agricidture lor a livelihooii, although a certain percentage wtu'k at the cjuarries anil coal- mines. d'he Housing', d'own Planning etc. Act, 1909, came into force at the latter end of that year. l\.egulations were issued b\' the Lcical CoN'ernmeut Ifoard in September of the \ear under review. 'There are probabl)' td'ioul l,Un() houses that will ha\’e to be inspected and I suggest that about one quai terof these be \isited each year. This has in fact been nearly accomplished in cei'tain }ears, but although records have latterly been kept as to the conditions found, these ha\e not been in detail ;is requiied by the Regu- lations, nor have they been indexed for future refei'ence and this difficulty in complying with the Ivegulations causes increased work', and in accomplishing this clerical woi'k as well, the duties are most excessive. 'I'he initial visit to a cottage forms only a small portion of the inspection, since frequent yisits have to be paid subsequently, in order to ascertain if the im- provements have been duly carried out by the owmer or occupier as the case may be, and moreover full details ot each cottage must be noted whethei' nuisances are found or not. riiysical ]-'eature.s kc. Climate riiief oeciipatimi of ilie iiiliabitaiifs Housing of the W'orkiii;;’ cl ,ss](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29118116_0005.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
