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ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
1925.
To the Chairman and Members of the Yiewsley
Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit to you my Fifth Annual Report as your
Medical Officer of Health.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
The area of the District is 899 acres.
The population (estimated by the Registrar-General) for the
middle of 1925 is 5,599.
Number of inhabited houses (1925) 1,203.
Number of families or separate occupiers, 1,500.
Rateable value £37,715.
Sum represented by a penny rate £111.
PHYSI0CAL FEATURES.
The District is flat and low lying, with clay and gravel subsoil
The Grand Junction Canal runs through the District.
The Rivers Colne and Frays pass through the District.
WATER.
The district is supplied by the Rickmansworth Valley Water
Company, the water being pure and wholesome. It is hard but
not above the average for drinking purposes. The Stockley area