Scarborough as a health resort : its physical geography, geology, climate & vital statistics, with a health guide map, &c / [by A. Haviland].

  • Haviland, Alfred, -1903
Date:
1883
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    manent population. The census of the country generally is taken in April. This, as Dr. Taylor justly remarks, is a time Tv'hon Scarborough is almost devoid of visitors, ^vliilst the Southern resorts have an influx of them, in addition to their owji permanent population, and as they deeij in these places on the night of the census, the population is of course abnormally high, Avhilst the death rate is vitiated, and made to appear abnormally lo'W. I have long been of opinion that censuses (especially in health resorts ) should be more frequently taken. The con- tijiued study of the Geographical distribution of disease in the streets and alleys of our towns, daily convinces me that Sanitary Authorities should be constantly kept informed of the death rates of the streets, and certainly of all that form known black spots,—by pursuing such a system, as I have lately carried out, some remarkable revelations Avould be made. I shall reserve all general remarks on what I have just shown, until my next and concluding section, when the gen- eral Sanitary condition of Scarborough will be considered : but before bringing this section to a close I wish to make some observations on two subjects connected with the climate of Scarborough in relation to the consumptive. The Plantation of Trees.—In the first place I would remark, that, however peninsular the character of the climate of the borough may be, no means should be left untried that are calculated to render it as nearly inmlar as possible. ISovf it is Avell known that trees are powerful agents in bringing about this result; first because they have the power of storing heat, and second, because they prevent its radiation from the surface of the earth. I therefore have urged, on a former occasion, the planting of trees in large numbers wherever it is practicable. In the valley of the ]V[ere, and on the sides of Weaponness Eigg (OHver's Mount), the North Clift', and Falsgrave Moor, I would suggest the planting of Pines and Firs, and in some selected spots the Se(iuoia Gigantea (Wellingtonia); it is a tree that in the Sierra Nevada has grown to gigantic proportions, and is now so well known in England as to obviate any further des- cription. It is one of the Conifers and has been acclimatised