[Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Walmer U.D.C.

  • Walmer (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1914
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Credit: [Report 1914] / Medical Officer of Health, Walmer U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    URBAN DISTRICT OF WALMER. ANNUAL REPORT FOR YEAR 1914. To the Urban District Council of Walmer. Gentlemen,— I have the honour to present for your consideration my Annual Report on the Health and Sanitary Conditions of the Urban District of Walmer, during the twelve months ended December 31st, 1914. Physical Features. The District is divided into Upper and Lower Walmer. Upper Walmer, as its name implies, stands on higher ground, varying from 25 to 100 feet above the mean sea-level ; while Lower Walmer, which is nearer the sea, is on fairly level ground, varying generally from 20 to 25 feet above ordnance datum, but has one or two small areas at about 10 feet above ordnance datum. The sub-soil in Upper Walmer is chalk, but a bed of brick earth, or clay, and flints, over- lies the chalk in many places, often to a depth of several feet. In Lower Walmer the soil is principally brick earth, overlying the chalk to a depth of about 18 feet. There is some dry sand, with pebbles, near the sea-front, and this is separated from the chalk by a layer of four or five feet of brick earth. This brick earth, although somewhat dense, is fairly porous, and rapidly dries up, even after a pro¬ longed rainfall. Chalk is found at a depth of about 20 feet, or at ordnance datum. Population. Area in Acres. Estimated Population, 1911. Population to mid 1914. 1019 5,347 5,818 The total population of the District,’ estimated to the middle of the year, including 1452 persons, the total number of all ranks, and women and children residing in the Royal M arine Barracks on the 27th June, 1914 , was 5818 as against 5688 in 1913, and 5347 in the 1911 Cen sus. The number in Barracks at the end of the year was far in
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