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Feltham 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Feltham]
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Council Offices,
Feltham
May 15th, 1939
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to present to you the Yearly Report on the Health
and Sanitation of your District during 1938.
The District is divided into three Wards: Bedfont,
Feltham, and Hanworth, with a total acreage of 4,935.
The estimated population is 30,450 (mid. 1938), (Registrar
General). The day population is increased by people
working at the various factories and shops. A small number
continue to work at agriculture. The Southern Railway employ
a considerable number. The population is increasing
by about 2,000 a year. They are attracted by the new houses
which are being built. The majority of them earn their livings
outside your area. Unemployment is slight. There are no
slums. My estimate of the population is 45,000.
The number of inhabited houses at the end of 1938 was 10,079.
| The sum represented by a penny rate is £940. | |
| All classes of inhabited houses | 10,079 |
| Working class dwellings | 9,397 |
| New working-class dwellings erected | 747 |
| Total number of new houses erected | 830 |