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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
1920.
The Red House, Uxbridge,
May 13 th, 1921.
To the Chairman and Members of the Uxbridge
Rural District Council.
Madam and Gentlemen,
I beg to lay before you my Report on the Public Health of your District
for the year 1920.
A.—NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE DISTRICT.
1.—Physical Features and General Character of the District.
The Uxbridge Rural District lies in the North-West Angle of Middlesex,
and consists of the Parishes of Harefield, Northolt, Ickenham, Hillingdon East,
West Drayton and Cowley. On the East of the District runs the River Colne and its
branch, the Frays. The Yeading Brook rises between Harrow and Pinner and runs
into the Cran. The Pinn also rises near Pinner, and flows in a south-westerly direction
through the District into the Colne at Yiewsley. A portion of the Grand Junction
Canal traverses the Western boundary of the District.
The District is mostly flat, but hilly in parts, the highest points being Harefield
291 feet and Hillingdon 188 feet above sea-level. The soil consists chiefly of London
Clay, with occasional patches of plastic clay and gravel, and at Harefield an outcrop
of chalk.