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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 767 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BERCK  , a bathing resort of

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northern France, in the department of Pas-de-
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Calais, 25 M . S. of Boulogne by
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rail . Pop . (1906) 7638 . It comprises two parts—Berck-Ville, 11 m. from the
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shore, and Berck-Plage, the latter with a
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fine sandy
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beach . There are two children's hospitals, the
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climate proving peculiarly beneficial in the treatment of scrofulous affections . About 150 boats are employed in the
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fisheries, and herrings form the
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staple of an active trade . Boat-
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building and fish-curing are carried on .

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