Report to the General Board of Health on two preliminary inquiries into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the townships of Burton Extra and of Horninglow, in the parish of Burton-upon-Trent / by William Lee, Superintending Inspector.

  • Lee, William, 1774 or 1775-1853.
Date:
1853
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Credit: Report to the General Board of Health on two preliminary inquiries into the sewerage, drainage, and supply of water, and the sanitary condition of the inhabitants of the townships of Burton Extra and of Horninglow, in the parish of Burton-upon-Trent / by William Lee, Superintending Inspector. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    resorted to at Homiuglow, and that the petition w£u? not yahd ; but the allegation was afterward withdi-awn. I felt it my duty to ascertain, and am able to state that both the petitions are valid. . Description.—The town of Burton stands upon the west bank of the river Trent, which here divides the counties of Derby and Stafford. The area of the town.^hip of Burton- upon-Trent is veiy inconsiderable. The township of Burton Extra adjoins it on the south side, and the township of Horninglow on the north and north-west. Nearly the whole population of Burton Extra is actually within the town of Burton; and the same may be said of more than half the population of Horninglow. It is in the direction of the railway station and of Horninglow that the town of Burton-upon-Trent is chiefly extending. Tlie village of Horninglow is quite distinct, and stands upon a hill about a mile north-west of the town. The whole town of Burton, including the inhabited part of Burton Extra and part of Horninglow, is very little above the level of the river Trent, and is very subject to floods. The natm-al drainage of the whole town area is therefore very defective. The agricultural part of the township of Horninglow, west of the canal, consists of about four square miles of land at an altitude of from one to two hundred feet above the town. Population, Number of Houses, &c.—According to the census returns the following is a correct account of the population, showing the decemiial increase from 1801 to the present time. I have included the townsliip of Burton- upon-Trent, so that your Honourable Board may judge of the relative importance of the townships under inquiry. Township. Acreage of Parish, Houses in 1851. Population in 1801. 1811. 1821. 1831. 1841. 1851. Burton-upon-Trent Burton Extra - - Horninglow 6,580 < 1,364 257 155 3,679 716 272 3,979 872 297 4,114 910 341 4,399 910 391 4,863 1,193 852 6,374 1,289 815 Totals - - - 6,580 1,776 4,667 5,148 5,365 5,700 6,908 8,478 The following classification of houses I have received from Win. Coxon, Esq., the clerk to the guardians. It is. I believe, correct down to July of the i)resent year:—