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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
1921.
The Red House, Uxbridge,
June, 1922.
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 1921.
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 following Parishes, ranged according to size of population: Hillingdon
East, Harefield, West Drayton, Cowley, Northolt and Ickenham. On the East of
the District runs the River Colne and its tributary, 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.