[Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough.

  • West Bromwich (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1972
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Credit: [Report 1972] / Medical Officer of Health, West Bromwich County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    SUMMARY OF STATISTICS 1972 COUNTY BOROUGH OF WEST BROMWICH The County Borough of West Bromwich is situated in South Staffordshire and is a manufacturing town principally engaged in foundry work and allied industries. The town is situated in the Midlands conurbation and has a number of residents who originally came from Asian and West Indian Countries. Elevation above sea level : Geological formation Rainfall (inches) : Area in acres (land and inland water) : 347 to 569 feet (105.77 - 173.43 metres) Consisting chiefly of shales, red sandstones and magnesium limestone. Coal seams are prevalent in certain areas. 30.67 11,679 (4,726 hectares) Population per acre : 14.0 New houses constructed, including flats 1972 : — Local Authority 209 Private Enterprise 322 531 54,175 £8,463,155 £84,000 Estimates number of houses in Borough as at 1st April, 1972 Rateable value as at the 1st April, 1972 Rate at lp in the £ estimated to produce at 1st April,1972 Vital Statistics Population (estimated civilian population mid 1972) 165,440 (Sample Census 1966) 170,370 Census 1971 (preliminary) 166,620 Live Births : Males 1316 Ee males 1130 2446 Live Births Rate (Per 1,000 population) : 14.8