[Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough.

  • Chesterfield (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1954
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Credit: [Report 1954] / Medical Officer of Health, Chesterfield Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. Population. The Registrar-General’s estimate of population of the Borough for the year 1954 is 67,810, an increase of 360 over the estimate for the previous year. Natural increase of population, i.e., excess of births over deaths, was 126 giving a rate of 1.85 per thousand population. The natural increase in Chesterfield in recent years is shown as follows :— Year 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 Excess of Births over Deaths 718 575 495 411 310 98 268 206 126 Rate per 1,000 population. 10.82 8.55 7.34 6.06 4.55 1.44 3.98 3.05 1.85 The number of inhabited houses according to the Rate books at the end of the year was 20,837. The rateable value for 1954 was £456,613 and the product of the Id. rate was £1,812. Physical Features of the Area. Chesterfield which has an area of 8,472 acres, is built mainly on clay, but there are also areas of rock, shale and coal, rendering the drainage of the ground better than if wholly consisting of clay. The highest altitude in the Borough is 600 feet above sea level on its northern boundary above Old Whittington and the lowest point is on the North Eastern boundary. The hills surrounding the Borough rise to a height of 734 feet on the North, 1,078 feet on the South, 450 feet on the East, and 1,168 feet on the West. For a busy industrial town. Chesterfield is very fortunate in that it is within reach of some of the most beautiful scenery in England with Derbyslrire’s famous hills and dales on the West towards the Peak. Meteorology. The following is an abstract of observations for the year 1954 taken at Brambling House School with the valuable assistance of the Headmaster, Staff and Pupils of the School. Total Sunshine .. .. 851 hrs. 45 mins. Sunniest Month .. .. September. Sunniest Day .. .. 7th June (12 lirs. 30 mins.) Total Rainfall .. .. 28.8 inches. Wettest Montli . . .. November (6.21 inches) Dryest Month .. .. April Highest Temperature .. 80.5 F. (28th May). Lowest Temperature .. 17 E. (2nd February)