[Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Littlehampton U.D.C.

  • Littlehampton (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1938
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Credit: [Report 1938] / Medical Officer of Health, Littlehampton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT. Littlehampton is a small town situated on the South Coast, about half-way between Worthing and Bognor, It is here that the River Arun, coming down from Pulborough through Arundel, enters the sea, and has given the town the facilities of a port for many centuries. The underlying geological stratum is brick-earth. Industrial employment is chiefly in connection with fishing, boat building, brick making and engineering. The letting of apartments to, and the catering for the needs of visitors, provide the main source of income to many of the inhabitants. There are also a number of farms in the district. GENERAL STATISTICS. Area (acres), 2,720. Resident Population (1938), estimated by Registrar General, 11,340. Population (1931) Census, 10,178. Rateable Value (1938), 124,054. Sum represented by Id. Rate, £485. No. of inhabited houses end of 1938 according to Rate Book—3,581. EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR. Live Births— Total. M. F. Legitimate Illegitimate ... 159 ... 9 73 5 86] Birth Rate per 1,000 of the ^estimated resident population, 1 14.8. Stillbirths 7 3 4 Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births, 40. Deaths ... 136 72 64 Death Rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population. 11.9. Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth :— From sepsis—None. From other causes—One.