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annual report
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health
FOR THE YEAR 1936.
Public Health Department,
Municipal Offices,
Acton, W.3.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Borough of Acton.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit the Annual Report for 1036, required by the
Ministry of Health, together with the Annual Report on the School
Medical Services.
One of the most important developments in the year was the
overcrowding survey, and a report upon the results ascertained is
included.
I have also included a brief survey of the social conditions of
the district as these conditions partly explain the housing problem
of to-day.
Area.—The area of the district is 2,317 acres ; there has been
no change of boundaries since the last report.
Rateable Value.—The rateable value of the Borough on 1st
April, 1036, was £774,716, and a sum represented by a penny rate
was £2,825 (year ended 31st March, 1036).
The number of inhabited houses, according to the Rate
books at the 31st March, 1936, was 16,722.