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4
Natural and Social Conditions of the Area.
Area (in acres) 4,243
Population (census 1931) 37,791
,, (estimated 1937) 38,350
Number of inhabited houses (1937) 9,758
Rateable value £572,991
Sum represented by a Penny Rate £2,235
Poor Law Relief.
The Clerk of the Public Assistance Committee informs me
the approximate number of cases afforded Outdoor Relief in the
Richmond district during the year was 537.
The Philanthropic Society has assisted the needy to the
following extent:—
£ s. d.
To Monetary Grants, on petition, for surgical
appliances, convalescent treatment, etc 95 0 0
Boots and Clothing 110 0 0
Relief in other forms 190 0 0
Convalescent Home, Hospital and Surgical
Aid Letters purchased 50 0 0
Richmond Royal Hospital.
The Secretary-Superintendent, Captain G. M. Eden, has
kindly supplied the following information:—
1,632 In-Patients and 5,221 Out-Patients were treated at the
Hospital during 1937. Those received from the Borough of
Richmond were 481 In-Patients and 1,185 Out-Patients,