Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Council Offices,
Feltham, Middx.
March, 1926.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you the yearly report on the health
and sanitary conditions of your district.
The district, which contains an acreage of 1,790, has a
population of 7,081.
The majority of the population are engaged in agriculture.
A large number are employed by the Southern Railway and
several hundred people proceed daily to London and elsewhere
on business.
The day population is also increased by the civilians
attached to the Royal Army Service Corps Depot.
1. Vital Statistics.
The births during the year numbered 147, of which 77
were male and 70 female. Of these, four male and three
female were illegitimate.
This table shows a decrease of births as compared with
a st year of two.