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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
1920.
To the Chairman and Members of the Yiewsley Urban
District Council.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit to you my Tenth Annual Report as your
Medical Officer of Health.
NATURAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS OF THE
DISTRICT.
The population at the census of 1911 was 4,321.
Estimated (by the Registrar-General) for the middle of 1920
it is 5,146.
The area of the district is 899 acres.
Physical Features and General Character of the District.
The district is flat, low-lying, open on all sides, and the air
good. The soil is clay (in many parts removed) with a gravel
subsoil.
Social Conditions.
The population consists chiefly of the artisan class, with an
increasing number engaged in clerical occupation.
VITAL STATISTICS.
Births.
The increase in the birth-rate all over the country in 1920 is
also noticeable in the Yiewsley area, there being 134 births in
1920, as compared with 89 in 1919.
Of these 134 births, 71 were males and 63 were females.
Only one birth was registered outside the district.