[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough.
- Bexhill (England). Urban District Council.
- Date:
- 1951
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, Bexhill U.D.C. Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![SECTION A STATISTICS AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE AREA Area . . .. . . .. . . .. . . 8,015 acres Population .. ... .. .. . .. 26,030 Number of inhabited houses .. . . . . . . 6,508 Number of inhabited flats .. . . . . . 1,464 Rateable value as at 31st March, 1952 .. .. .. £378,911 General Rate . . .. . . . . .. . . 20s. in £ Sum represented by a Penny Rate . . . . . . £1,526 3s. yd. (End of financial year, 1951-52) NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS Bexhill is situated on the South Coast, 62 miles from London, 5 miles west of Hastings and 13 miles east of Eastbourne. The southern half of the town is situated mainly on Ashdown Sand. North of the railway line (Brighton section) Wadhurst clay forms the surface beds, with areas of Tunbridge Wells sand in the more elevated ground. In the Galley Hill area, Fairlight clays are in evidence, capped in places by Ashdown sand. The area of the Borough is 8,015 acres, exclusive of 521 acres of foreshore, and rises on gentle slopes behind the sea front to 150 ft. above sea level. The district is well supplied with public parks and recreation grounds, which have an acreage of 91 acres approximately. The character of the population is residential for the most part, many retired professional and business people making it their permanent abode, and in consequence the average age of a large number of the residents is higher than usual. It is also a select seaside resort, so that there are a relatively large number of hotels and apartment houses. There is no particular occupation or manufacture which is detri- mental to the health of the inhabitants. By virtue of its situation and southerly aspect it always enjoys a maximum of sunshine and an exceptionally even climate, the atmosphere ];eing ])articularly dry and sunny, with a minimum of fogs, mist, snow and frost. Its proximity to the sea minimises the daily temperature range and the annual temperature range and its annual rainfall is below that for J^ngland and Wales generally. 4'lie acreage is fairly large for a town with a population below 30,000 and thus there are no congested areas, while there remain numerous suitable sites for l)uilding and development.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28921690_0010.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
