Wednesday, July 27, 2005

100 years ago

The York City Engineer had inspected the bath at Acomb landing, and he suggested that it should be protected by boarding up the openings between the louvres and on the underside of the wall, so as to keep out the scum and as much flood water as possible. He estimated that the work would cost about £10. The Health Committee had authorised him to carry out the work and place steps on the bank opposite the bath to give persons who wished to swim in the river better facilities for entering the water.

50 years ago

Every year, four York men out of every thousand would get an ulcer, said Dr Pulvertaft. Women were much more fortunate - their figure for ulcers was less than one per thousand. Fortunate were the people who lived in the country outside the city. Their chance of getting an ulcer was about half that of the city dweller. It had been thought that the high pressure executive or brain worker was really prone to ulcers. "Actually," added the doctor, " if you earn your living with a pick and shovel you have just as much chance of getting ulcers." It was said stress and strain caused them, but in the piping times of peace, the ulcer rate went right up, and they didn't know the reason for this. Recently, with the help of a trust fund, the doctors were turning their attention to the actual cause of ulcers, and while they were still something of a mystery, they felt they were finding some of the answers.

25 years ago

Scarborough was an unrecognised historic town, said a report by the resort's Director of Tourism, Mr Don Waterman. "We don't rank alongside such places as York or Bath, but we believe we are in a good position to be part of a scheme to incorporate York and Castle Howard.'' Its mediaeval past in The Castle and old town, Victorian and Edwardian heritage gave it considerable appeal to tourists, he said. A three-year-plan on tourism and the arts had been drawn up for Scarborough and would be launched the next year with an exhibition to mark the reopening of The Spa after its £2.5m redevelopment. In 1982, a national tourism scheme was to be mounted on Maritime England in which Scarborough, Whitby and Filey would be taking part, said Mr Waterman.

Updated: 08:41 Wednesday, July 27, 2005