[Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.
- Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1924
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1924] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![HEALTH REPORT, 1924. 1.—GENERAL STATISTICS. Area of the Borough.—4,614 acres. Population.—-At the Census taken on 19th June, 1921, the population of Darlington consisted of 31,736 males and 34,106 females, total 65,842. The Registrar-General estimated the mid- y^ear population for 1924 at 68,690. Number of Inhabited Houses.—On the 1st April, 1924, the (Rate Books showed Assessments as follows:— Self-eontained Dwelling-liouses ... ... 14,078 Dw'elling-houses and Shops combined ... 675 Tenements—separate occupiers ... ... 483 * 15,236 Lock-u]) Shops ... ... ... ... ... 446 Hotels, Public Houses and Clubs ... ... 83 Schools, Institutes and Halls ... ... 53 Offices IGO Warehouses, Stables, Garages and Workshops 578 Parcels of Agricultural Land ... ... ... 385 Miscellaneous 281 Total 17,222 -I Owing to the shortage of houses, there are many cases of several I families living in one house, and an accurate estimate of the present number of separate families cannot be made. Rateable Value.—£466,915. Sum Represented by a Penny Rate:— Poor RAte.—£1,866. General District Rate.—£1,820.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2914906x_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
